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Negro. In the English language, the word negro (or sometimes negress for a female) is a term historically used to denote people considered to be of Black African heritage. The word negro means the color black in both Spanish and in Portuguese (from Latin niger ), where English took it from. [1]
The Black Christ of Esquipulas is a darkened wooden image of Christ enshrined within the Cathedral Basilica of Esquipulas in Esquipulas, Guatemala. It is one of the famed black Christological images of Latin America . Pious legends claim the image was darkened due to Spanish missionaries who wished to convert the natives who worshiped pagan ...
Spanish: Negro is the word for "black" and is the only way to refer to that color. Turkish: Zenci is a word for "black" but it is being used in a derogatory manner in a similar way as the word nigger. Bulgarian: Негър (negar), loaned from French nègre, is considered a neutral word for black people in Bulgaria.
Black is a racialized classification of people, usually a political and skin color-based category for specific populations with a mid- to dark brown complexion.Not all people considered "black" have dark skin; in certain countries, often in socially based systems of racial classification in the Western world, the term "black" is used to describe persons who are perceived as dark-skinned ...
The Cristo Negro of Esquipulas is the earliest and most famous images of its kind, and is the most venerated image in Central America. It originated in this town, 222 km from the capital of Guatemala in 1595, when it was commissioned and made by Quirio Cataño. Its famous color comes from the fact that the wood darkened over time.
Colored. Colored (or coloured) is a racial descriptor historically used in the United States during the Jim Crow Era to refer to an African American. In many places, it may be considered a slur, [1] though it has taken on a special meaning in Southern Africa referring to a person of mixed or Cape Coloured heritage.
Anonymous, 18th century, oil on canvas, 148×104 cm, Museo Nacional del Virreinato, Tepotzotlán, Mexico. Casta ( Spanish: [ˈkasta]) is a term meaning lineage or race in Spanish and Portuguese. The term has historically been used as a racial and social identifier for mixed-race offspring in the colonial Spanish Empire in the Americas.
The polka dot plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya) is a party in a pot (or garden bed), its vibrant foliage splashed with pink, white or red blotches or dots. Typically growing 12 to 18 inches tall ...