Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Mixtec

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): Mixteco de Santiago Tlazoyaltepec

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

Also found in: United States

Population: 28,500

Global Population: 31,100

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical

Overview: The Tlazoyaltepec Mixtec of Mexico, numbering 28,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Mixtec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 31,100 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Tlazoyaltepec Mixtec is folk Catholicism, characterized by local expressions of faith that combine Catholic traditions with local animistic rituals, resulting in syncretized forms of Catholicism that diverge from official church doctrine and practice.

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