Thursday, November 7, 2024

The Genetic Ancestry of the Colonial Hispanos of the Southwestern United States

On this article of the day, I will be talking about the Colonial Hispanos of Texas & New Mexico, I will not be including Californios (as they are heavily mixed with Non-Hispanic Whites, more recent Mexican immigrants, or more recent tribal Native American admixture, or all three at this point), & I will not be including the Islenos of Louisiana or the Minorcans of Florida (as there isn't enough DNA tests or Genetic Studies on them), so I did an analysis on the Colonial Hispano populations of New Mexico & Texas, using Wikipedia & DNA results on Reddit, as well as FamilySearch trees, Here's the conclusion to both of these Colonial Hispano Populations in the Southwestern United States.

  • Tejanos are on average a balanced admixture (around half & half) of Spanish & Native American (mainly Coahuiltecans), with smaller amounts of Sephardic Jewish (1/64 to 1/16 on average) & Afro-Mexican (1/32 or 1/16 on average), the Hispanic settlers of Texas were mainly Mexicans (mainly Criollos/Whites & Mestizos), with a smaller amount of Canary Islanders.
  • New Mexican Hispanos (also known as Nuevomexicanos, Neomexicanos, or simply New Mexicans) are on average 2/3 Spanish & 1/3 Native American (mainly Pueblos, Navajos, & Apaches, but also Comanches, Utes, & Indigenous Mexicans), with smaller amounts of Sephardic Jewish (1/32 or 1/16 on average) & Afro-Mexican (1/32 on average), the Hispanic settlers of New Mexico were mainly Mexicans (mainly Criollos/Whites & Mestizos), with a significant amount of Spanish Peninsulares.