Mameluco
Mameluco is a
Amerindian. It corresponds to the Spanish word mestizo
.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, mameluco was also used to refer to organized bands of explorers from
Guarani
settlements in search of slaves and gold.
The word may have become common in Portugal in the
Arabic, "Mamluk", "slave", commonly referring to soldiers and rulers of slave origin, especially in Egypt
.
See also
External links
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. .