Myth: Eating too much sugar causes diabetes. Fact: The answer is not so simple. Type 1 diabetes is caused by genetics and unknown factors that trigger the onset of the disease; type 2 diabetes is caused by genetics and lifestyle factors.
In this lesson, we will discover that mestizo is a common racial category in Latin America. We'll learn its origin in the Spanish colonies, how common it is in different Latin American countries, and discover some famous mestizos in history.
Early Mesoamerica. The peoples of Mesoamerica were two types of people: the Toltec (which means craftsman), who kept the urban culture, and the Chichimec, or wild people, who came to Mesoamerica from the north. The Mexica were first Chichimec when they migrated into Mexico, but then became Toltecs.