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  1. Hispanic America. Map of countries that make up Hispanic America. The region known as Hispanic America ( Spanish: Hispanoamérica or América Hispana) and historically as Spanish America ( América Española) is all the Spanish-speaking countries of the Americas.

  2. Most Hispanic and Latino Americans are of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Salvadoran, Dominican, Colombian, Guatemalan, Honduran, Ecuadorian, Peruvian, Venezuelan or Nicaraguan origin. The predominant origin of regional Hispanic and Latino populations varies widely in different locations across the country.

  3. The history of Hispanics and Latinos in the United States is wide-ranging, spanning more than four hundred years of American colonial and post-colonial history. Hispanics (whether criollo, mulatto, afro-mestizo or mestizo) became the first American citizens in the newly acquired Southwest territory after the Mexican–American War , and ...

  4. The Latino population in the United States has grown to over 60 million today, leaving a big impact on its democracy, economy, and culture. For centuries, Latino culture has influenced all areas of American life, including food, sports, business, politics, science, education, and the arts.

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  6. 3 days ago · Hispanic Americans, people living in the United States who are descendants of Spanish-speaking peoples. Since most Hispanics trace their ancestry to Latin America, they are also called Latinos. Hispanics make up the largest ethnic minority in the United States, forming one-sixth of the country’s population.

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  7. The region known as Hispanic America (in Spanish called Hispanoamérica or América Hispana) and historically as Spanish America (América Española) during the Spanish colonization, is the part of the Americas that includes the Spanish-speaking countries and territories of North and South America.

  8. Based on the 2010 census, Hispanics are now the largest minority group in 191 out of 366 metropolitan areas in the US. [12] The projected Hispanic population of the United States for July 1, 2050 is 132.8 million people, or 30.2% of the nation's total projected population on that date.

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