Hispanos
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Hispano |
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Spanish American (Spanish: Hispano Americano, derived from Hispania).
Hispanos are a group of Hispanic Americans who live in Southwestern United States which was formerly a province of New Spain then a province of Mexico. They are mostly descendants of Spanish settlers (with Basques), Mexicans who arrived during the Mexican colonial period, and Mestizos of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry. Many Hispanos differentiate themselves culturally from Mexican Americans who arrived in the Southwest after the Mexican Revolution.[1][2]
Hispano populations include Californios in California, Tejanos in Texas and "Hispanos" in New Mexico. While having integrated into mainstream American societies, Hispanos have retained much of their colonial Southwestern culture, having absorbed several American Indian traditions. Many of whom, especially among younger generations, identify more with the mainstream and may understand little or no Spanish. Most of them are Roman Catholic Christians.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/revista/articles/view/577
- ^ New Mexico CultureNet - Cuartocentenario
