Filipino people of Spanish ancestry are a Filipino ethnic group living in the Philippines whose ancestral make-up is either fully or partially from Spain. These Filipinos are mostly descendants of the migrants to the Philippines during the colonial period. A minority of these mixed blood individuals are either of Catalan, Andalusian or Basques origin, mixed with other Filipino ethnic groups such as Tagalog or Cebuano, among others.
Today, the official percentage of Filipinos with Spanish ancestry is unknown. The Philippine Statistics Department does not account for the racial background or ancestry of an individual. The official population of all types of mestizos (Asian, American, Hispanic, etc.) that reside inside and outside of the Philippines remains unknown.
A study conducted by Stanford University based on DNA samples extrapolated that around 3.6% of Filipinos have European genetic ancestries. This thinly diluted genetic influence is expected given that the historical record shows that Caucasians generally, and Spaniards in particular, were only a small minority.
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