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Mexico’s President is Asking for an Apology from King Felipe VI and the Pope 500 Years After Historical Conquest

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13. 20% of Mexico’s Population Today is Indigenous

A picture of Nahua women dancing with bundles of sacred corn. Mexicolore.

In addition to the Nahua, there are 61 indigenous people groups that Mexico’s constitution recognizes today. Many indigenous people assimilated into mainstream Mexican culture and lost much of their traditions and culture, but these people groups have maintained many aspects of their pre-modern culture, including language and some religious beliefs (minus human sacrifice).

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