They may be variously of Criollo Spaniard or Mestizo origin. Culturally, Patagonia has a varied heritage, including Criollo, Mestizo, Indigenous, and non-Iberian European influences. Nowadays people there still play bandurria accompanying with the popular vals peruano, or vals criollo. The word "criollo" is the origin and cognate of the French word "creole". She created and interpreted a vast number of Criollo waltzes with Afro-Peruvian rhythms. Cocoa beans of the Criollo variety are rarer and considered a delicacy. The domestic breed, "Cairina moschata domestica", is commonly known in Spanish as the "pato criollo". It derives from cross-breeding of Portuguese Alter Real horses with local Criollo stock. Both of Hidalgo's parents were descended from well-respected families within the criollo community. These events inspired emancipating ideas between the Spanish Criollo people throughout the Spanish America. One of the largest producers of Criollo beans is Venezuela (Chuao and Porcelana). They are significantly hardier and of higher yield than criollo. The word "criollo" retains its original meaning in most Spanish-speaking countries in the Americas. The three main varieties of cocoa plant are Forastero, Criollo, and Trinitario. There is a minority of "criollo" citizens, dating back to the Spanish colonial days.