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la raza  

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  • La Raza translates literally to “the race,” but a more accurate or colloquial translation is “the people.” The term la raza cósmica (the cosmic race) was coined by Mexican scholar and politician José Vasconcelos to refer to the mixing of the races and, consequently, to the birth of a new race, latinoamericanos (Latin Americans). According to Vasconcelos, over time various races mix with one another to form a new type of human. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; La Raza]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZHK9TKQ5-W

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