Criollo
Encyclopedia
Criollo is a Spanish term that may refer to:
Groups of people and animals
- Criollo peopleCriollo peopleThe Criollo class ranked below that of the Iberian Peninsulares, the high-born permanent residence colonists born in Spain. But Criollos were higher status/rank than all other castes—people of mixed descent, Amerindians, and enslaved Africans...
, a caste in the Spanish race-based colonial caste system - Criollo horse, a South American horse breed
- Cuban Criollo horse, a Cuban horse breed
- Criollo cattleCriollo cattleCriollo is a group of cattle breeds descended from Spanish stock imported to the Americas, including:* the Argentine Criollo* the Corriente cattle* the Florida cracker cattle* the Pineywoods cattle* the Romosinuano cattle* the Texas Longhorn cattle...
, a group of cattle breeds descended from Spanish stock imported to the Americas - Criollo goats, several goat breeds descended from Spanish stock imported to the Americas, including:
- La Mancha goatLa Mancha goatThe La Mancha goat is an old breed of dairy and meat goat bred in the La Mancha plateau region of Spain. La Mancha goats were brought to Mexico by the Spanish and from there, imported to the United States, where they are believed to have formed part of the ancestral bloodline of the American...
, a dairy goat breed from the La Mancha plateau of Spain - American Lamancha goatAmerican Lamancha goatAmerican Lamancha, or more commonly, simply Lamancha or LaMancha, is a formally recognized breed of dairy goat, first bred in Oregon by Mrs. Eula Fay Frey...
, a distinctively short-eared American-bred goat breed
- La Mancha goat
- Criollo sheep, a breed of domestic sheep originating in the highlands of South and Central America
Foods
- Avocado criolloAvocadoThe avocado is a tree native to Central Mexico, classified in the flowering plant family Lauraceae along with cinnamon, camphor and bay laurel...
, the native undomesticated variety of avocado (Persea americana) as found in MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of... - Criollo cheeseCriollo cheeseCriollo is a gratable Mexican cheese similar to munster. It is a specialty of the region around Taxco, Guerrero. It is one of the few yellow cheeses made in Mexico....
, a Mexican grating cheese - Criollo (cocoa bean), a cocoa bean cultivar from Chuao, VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
- Criolla (grape)Criolla (grape)Criolla is a term used in the name of several grape varieties, in particular varieties found in Argentina, the most common of which is Criolla Grande and another which is Criolla Chica....
, a group of grape varieties - Mango criollo/s, a mango cultivar originating from EcuadorEcuadorEcuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
- Pabellón criolloPabellón criolloPabellón criollo is a traditional Venezuelan dish, the local version of the rice and beans combination found throughout the Caribbean. It is a plate of rice, shredded beef and stewed black beans that is considered by many to be the Venezuelan national dish....
, a traditional Venezuelan dish - Pique criolloPique criolloPique criollo, also known as Pique boricua de botella or Puerto Rican Tabasco is a hot condiment used in Puerto Rican cooking. It is made of Caballero hot peppers and/or Habanero peppers, pineapple , vinegar, oregano, peppercorns, garlic and/or onions....
, a hot condiment used in Puerto Rican cooking
Music
- CriollaCriollaCriolla is a genre of Cuban music and song. It is a type of countryside music, or música campesina. The term is said to derive from canción criolla, or creole song. This Cuban genre developed in the late 19th century, and it also occurred in Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico at about the same time...
, a genre of Cuban music and song - Criollo (band)Criollo (band)Criollo is a Montreal-based Latin, Hip hop band.Their music, in the "Bahire" style , draws from Bachata, Hip hop, Reggae, Latin and R&B influences, and is sung in Spanish....
, a Bahire band - Agustin Criollo, a multi instrumentalist artist born in San Juan de Puerto Rico in 1969
- Los Troveros CriollosLos Troveros CriollosLos Troveros Criollos is one of the most relevant groups in the history of Peruvian's musica criolla. Between 1952 and 1961 they recorded a wide range of songs, which became standards within this genre.-History:...
, one of the most relevant groups in the history of Peruvian's musica criolla - Música criollaMúsica criollaMúsica criolla is a category of Peruvian music that combines mainly African, Spanish and Andean influences. Afro-Peruvian music was first created by African slaves in Peru during the Colonial Period and beyond. The rhythms include Festejo, Landó, Socabon, Pregon, Zamacueca, and Alcatraz...
, a category of Peruvian music combining mainly African, Spanish and Andean influences
Other
- Criollo tobaccoCriollo tobaccoCriollo is a type of tobacco, primarily used in the making of cigars. It was, by most accounts, one of the original Cuban tobaccos that emerged around the time of Columbus...
, a type of tobacco originated in Cuba and used for cigar wrappers - Criollos de Caguas (disambiguation)
- El Fausto criolloEl Fausto criolloEl Fausto criollo is a 1979 Argentine film directed by Luis Saslavsky.-Cast:*Daniel Fanego*Eva Franco*Eduardo Galán*Claudio García Satur*Luis Medina Castro*Héctor Pellegrini*Pedro Quartucci*Romualdo Quiroga*Gerardo Romano*María Valenzuela...
, a 1979 Argentine film directed by Luis Saslavsky - Monte CriolloMonte CriolloMonte Criollo is a 1935 Argentine musical film directed and written by Arturo S. Mom. It is a tango film and starred Nedda Francy and Francisco Petrone.-Other cast:*Carlos Fioriti*Agustín Magaldi*Azucena Maizani*Miguel Mileo*Olga Mom*Pedro Noda...
, a 1935 Argentine musical film directed and written by Arturo S. Mom