By Lauren Cooper, Alexandra Ellis and Mollie Brooks Background to Casta Painting By Lauren Cooper Casta Paintings emerged in New Spain, most notably in Mexico, during the reign of Philip V and grew in popularity through the 18th century. They were commissioned by the Spanish to depict the process of racial mixing, or ‘mestizaje’, whichContinue reading “How the Mexican Casta Paintings by Miguel Cabrera Reflect Notions of Race in Colonial New Spain”
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