TY - JOUR AU - Escobar Zelaya, Susana PY - 2021/10/04 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Remains of Castas in Latin America JF - Global Insight: A Journal of Critical Human Science and Culture JA - GIJ VL - 2 IS - SE - Articles DO - 10.32855/globalinsight.2021.002 UR - https://globalinsight.journal.library.uta.edu/index.php/globalinsight/article/view/29 SP - AB - <p><em>Casta</em> paintings are a collection of works that were predominantly produced in colonial Mexico. These paintings are a representation of the different classifications of race between Spaniards, Blacks, and Indigenous people. The paintings emphasize clothing and setting as a way to distinguish social and economic standings in regard to race. Casta paintings are more than racial documentation; they are a guide to understanding how ideas and beliefs on race came to be in Latin America. This article explores the origins of casta paintings and their long-lasting impact in Latin America. Casta paintings are investigated in books, academic journals, essays, and lectures. Principle sources include scholarship by Ilona Katzew and Magali Marie Carrera. A major focus is how casta paintings came to be and how the ideas that went into their formation are still present in Latin America.</p> ER -