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You can't go by skin tone. I always look at the features. I know plenty of "light" Puerto Ricans that can pass, but they have black in them. Puerto Ricans and Dominicans tend to be mixed with black and taino and of course Spanish. Just a question of how much mixing. Puerto Rico at some point had other Europeans come over like the French, but that doesn't change the amount of mixing that took place. True of most Latin American countries.
Dominicans are usually black or mixed, but plenty of Puerto Ricans are white/of European descent and not mixed.
And certainly many Latin American countries (Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico) have plenty of white residents who are not mixed with black or indigenous people.
Italians are of Italian ancestry and therefore white, while Puerto Ricans are a mix of European (predominately Spanish but also French and Italian), West African, and some indigenous.
Plenty of Puerto Ricans could pass for Italian, but I would say most have a distinct look.
Italians are of Italian ancestry and therefore white, while Puerto Ricans are a mix of European (predominately Spanish but also French and Italian), West African, and some indigenous.
Plenty of Puerto Ricans could pass for Italian, but I would say most have a distinct look.
Italians are of Italian ancestry and therefore white, while Puerto Ricans are a mix of European (predominately Spanish but also French and Italian), West African, and some indigenous.
Plenty of Puerto Ricans could pass for Italian, but I would say most have a distinct look.
Many Italians have Tunisian ancestry. And much more than just that. Remember, Italy is a peninsula sticking out into the seas so lots of traders, merchants and migrants came and gone over its history.
Many Italians have Tunisian ancestry. And much more than just that. Remember, Italy is a peninsula sticking out into the seas so lots of traders, merchants and migrants came and gone over its history.
Italians are very mixed, especially Sicilians. Some are mixed with Spanish (from Spain), Greek, and other mixtures. Then of course there were the moors in the Southern part of Italy and Sicily. Italians thus have a range of looks, eye color, hair color and skin tone.
Dominicans are usually black or mixed, but plenty of Puerto Ricans are white/of European descent and not mixed.
And certainly many Latin American countries (Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico) have plenty of white residents who are not mixed with black or indigenous people.
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Originally Posted by l1995
Italians are of Italian ancestry and therefore white, while Puerto Ricans are a mix of European (predominately Spanish but also French and Italian), West African, and some indigenous.
Plenty of Puerto Ricans could pass for Italian, but I would say most have a distinct look.
True, my grandfather emigrated from Corsica to PR then to the states
True, my grandfather emigrated from Corsica to PR then to the states
I know of a Puerto Rican who is related to Bonaparte family. Corsica was originally controlled by Genoa which I'd in Italy. Genoa was given to the French. Plenty of Puerto Ricans have Italian ancestry through Corsica.
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