Thanks to members Maureen and Emilie for the very interesting info on race assignment.
Jaime. PS also thanks for the info on the ~. My Mac (running Windows) does not want to recognize
the command.

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From: "Emilie Garcia"

> Yes, I have found such varying descriptions of race in baptisms in my research.
> One family had several children, and I was amazed that each child was listed
> with a race different from his parents. In this family I found "espanol",
> "yndio", "mestizo", and "mulato". A rainbow family.
>
> I guess the priests did look at the complexion of the child, although I thought
> all newborns looked the same (reddish) and didn't take on color until they were
> older.
>
> Emilie
> Port Orchard, WA