p. 15 | Mexico’s Population and Indigenous Heritage

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 25, 1907

Mexico’s Population and Indigenous Heritage

THE census of 1900 showed a population of 13,605,919 in Mexico. So rapid has been the increase that well-informed and conservative authorities estimate the present population at 15,000,000. About nineteen per cent are of pure white blood; thirty-eight per cent are of Indian blood, and forty-three per cent are mixed. In 1895 there were still nearly 4,000,000 Indians speaking different Indian dialects. There is no more interesting pastime than to read of the civilization, government, and religion of the Indians who have inhabited Mexico in past ages.

It is to be understood that these Indians were greatly superior to those that lived in the United States, and the mixed race which has sprung up as a result of the intermarriage with the whites is fully equal to the pure whites in every respect. Indeed, the ruling class in Mexico has been made up largely of men who were either of pure Indian or mixed blood.