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Originally Posted by bELyVIS
Hispanic (Spanish: hispano, hispánico) is a term that historically denoted a relationship to the ancient Hispania (geographically coinciding with the Iberian Peninsula). During the modern era, it took on a more limited meaning, relating to the contemporary nation of Spain.
Still more recently, the term is used to describe the culture and people of countries formerly ruled by Spain, usually with a majority of the population having some ancestry of Spanish origin and speaking the Spanish language. These include Mexico, the majority of the Central and South American countries, and most of the Greater Antilles. There are also Spanish influences in the African nation of Equatorial Guinea,[1] and the cultures of the former Spanish East Indies - the Philippines, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.[2]
This would include Puerto Rico, named by the Spanish as in the people from Spain.
Even when proven wrong you refuse to admit it. The worst part is you will never admit to yourself that your thinking is wrong. You will go through life feeling inferior (no matter what you say we all here know this is why you go bring up these racial issues), and justifying to yourself that you and all other black people are treated poorly by all other races. Enjoy your life and the world you live in.
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Hispanic: “We never use Hispanic,” says Sen. “It privileges the European roots of the identity of Mexicans born in the United States.” Hispanic, however, is the preferred term of people in the Southwest whose families are descendents of Spanish colonists.
Latino: (Capital “L,” with “a” or “o” at the end used to connote gender.) Politically correct term for those from Spanish or Portuguese speaking cultures. “We use it instead of Hispanic when we want to refer to many different national groups where there has been an indigenous-European mix,” says Sen.
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