Filipino Mestizos
In the Philippines, Filipino Mestizo (Spanish: mestizo (masculine) / mestiza (feminine); Filipino/Tagalog: Mestiso (masculine) / Mestisa (feminine)), or colloquially Tisoy, is a name used to refer to people of mixed native Filipino and any foreign ancestry. The word mestizo itself is of Spanish origin; it was first used in the Americas to describe people of mixed Amerindian and European ancestry. Currently and historically, the Chinese mestizos were and are still ordinarily the most populous subgroup among mestizos; they have historically been very influential in the creation of Filipino nationalism. The Spanish mestizos also historically and currently exist as a smaller population, but remain a significant minority among mestizos which historically enjoyed prestigious status in Philippine society during Spanish colonial times.
The ancestry of Philippine National Hero, José Rizal, includes ethnic Tagalog, Hokkien Chinese, Spanish, and even Japanese, roots. | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Philippines, United States, Canada, Spain | |
| Languages | |
| Philippine languages, English, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christianity (Roman Catholic majority, Protestant minority) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sangley, Chinese Filipinos, Spanish Filipinos, Japanese Filipinos, Indian Filipinos, Americans in the Philippines |
| Demographics of the Philippines |
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| Filipinos |