i did a research paper in college on this very subject. there's a lot of good information at this website:

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/feature/ethnic/bv/vaughnindex.html

what's interesting is that when i showed this information to a couple of mexican friends of mine, they *still* didn't believe that black mexicans existed. their reactions were "well, they're just in veracruz" or "there are no black people in *my* family". i think some mexicans are in a state of denial about their african ancestry.

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