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Hispano or Indo-Hispano (from relating to Spain, from ).

Hispanos was a name given to people of colonial Spanish descent in the United States who retained a predominantly Spanish culture. The distinction was made to compensate for flawed U.S. Census practices in the 1930s which used to characterize Hispanic people as non-white .






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Hispano or Indo-Hispano (from relating to Spain, from ).

Hispanos was a name given to people of colonial Spanish descent in the United States who retained a predominantly Spanish culture. The distinction was made to compensate for flawed U.S. Census practices in the 1930s which used to characterize Hispanic people as non-white . Though the word could describe anyone of Spanish descent , it is specifically used to refer to Hispanic Americans who live in Southwestern United States
Southwestern United States

The Southwestern area of the United States could be defined as the states west of the Mississippi River, with the qualification of a certain northern limit, such as the 37th parallel north, 38th parallel north, 39th parallel north, or 40th parallel north line....
 which was formerly a province of New Spain
New Spain

The Viceroyalty of New Spain , was the political unit of Spain territories in North America and Asia-Pacific. The territory included the present-day Southwestern United States, Central America, the Caribbean, and the Philippines....
 then a province of Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
. They are mostly descendants of Spanish settlers
Spanish American

A Spanish American is a citizen or resident of the United States with Spanish people in the southwestern European nation of Spain.For 2007, the American Community Survey estimates give a total of 354,019 Americans classified as "Spaniard"....
 (with Basques), Mexicans who arrived during the Mexican colonial period, and Mestizos of mixed Spanish and Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas

The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas, their descendants, and many ethnic groups who identify with those peoples....
 ancestry. Many Hispanos differentiate themselves culturally from Mexican Americans who arrived in the Southwest after the Mexican Revolution
Mexican Revolution

The Mexican Revolution was a major armed struggle that started in 1910 with an uprising led by Francisco I. Madero against longtime autocrat Porfirio D?az....
.

Hispano populations include Californio
Californio

Californios are spanish colonists in California.Californios is a term used to identify a Californian of Hispanic descent,regardless of race, first as a part of New Spain, later of Mexico, today as part of the USA....
s in California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, Tejano
Tejano

Tejano is a term used to identify a Texas of Hispanic and/or Latin-American descent....
s in Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
 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
Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii....
 traditions. Many of whom, especially among younger generations, identify more with the mainstream and may understand little or no Spanish
Spanish language

Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
. Most of them are Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
 Christians
Christianity

Christianity is a Monotheistic religion #Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as New Testament view on Jesus' life....
.

See also

  • Juan Bautista Rael
    Juan Bautista Rael

    Juan Bautista Rael was an United States Ethnography, Linguistics, and Folkloristics who studied the people, stories, and language of the Northern New Mexico and southern Colorado areas of the Southwestern United States....