Mexicans: Map & History
Mexicans are the citizens and nationals of the United Mexican States.
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Mexicans are the citizens and nationals of the United Mexican States. The Mexican people have varied origins with the most spoken language being Spanish, but many also speak languages from 68 different Indigenous linguistic groups and other languages brought to Mexico by expatriates or recent immigration. In 2020, 19.4% of Mexico's population identified as Indigenous. There are currently about 12 million Mexican nationals residing outside Mexico, with about 11.7 million living in the United States. The larger Mexican diaspora can also include individuals that trace ancestry to Mexico and self-identify as Mexican but are not necessarily Mexican by citizenship. The United States has the largest Mexican population in the world after Mexico at 11,143,711 in 2024.
Modern Countries Once Part of Mexicans
At its mapped extent, Mexicans covered territory in 1 present-day country. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
States and Provinces
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside Mexicans's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
Mexicans in Depth
History and definitions
Mexicano (Mexican) is derived from the word Mexico itself. In the principal model to create demonyms in Spanish, the suffix -ano is added to the name of the place of origin. However, in Nahuatl language, the original demonym becomes Mexica.
Culture
Mexican culture reflects the complexity of the country's history through the blending of indigenous cultures and the culture of Spain, imparted during Spain's 300-year colonization of Mexico. Exogenous cultural elements mainly from the United States have been incorporated into Mexican culture.
The Porfirian era (el Porfiriato), in the last quarter of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century, was marked by economic progress and peace. After four decades of civil unrest and war, Mexico saw the development of philosophy and the arts, promoted by President Díaz himself. Since that time, as accentuated during the Mexican Revolution, cultural identity has had its foundation in the mestizaje, of which the indigenous (i.e. Amerindian) element is the core.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Mexicans (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Mexicans: Key Facts
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Facts from Wikidata Q1209676 (CC0).
Mexicans Timeline
Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion
Expansion to peak recorded area of 310,981 km² in 1817 CE.
Mexicans: Frequently Asked Questions
When did Mexicans exist?
Mexicans is dated to 1811 CE – 1819 CE, in the Industrial era.
How large was Mexicans at its peak?
At its peak in 1817 Mexicans covered about 310,981 km².
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