Hispanos
Spanish colonial descendants
Hispanos refers to the descendants of Spanish colonists who settled in what is now the American Southwest—particularly New Mexico and southern Colorado—before these regions became part of the United States.
The term distinguishes this population from later Mexican or Latin American immigrants, emphasizing centuries-deep roots in the region: Hispano families have lived in this valley since the 1600s.
The culture blends Spanish, Indigenous, and frontier influences.
Latin American by heritage
- ChicanoMexican-American with activist heritage
- ChicanaMexican-American woman, culturally identified
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
roots · ethnicity · lineage · descent · background · origin · bloodline · indigenous
Of or from Tenochtitlan's successor
- CubanFrom a Caribbean nation
- DominicanPreaching order member
- SalvadoranOf El Salvador
- GuatemalanOf a Central American nation
Colombian · Honduran · Nicaraguan · Peruvian · Venezuelan · Ecuadorian · Bolivian · Chilean
Hispanic urban district
- coloniaLatin American residential district
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
solidarity · unity · advocacy · activism · organization · representation · networks · migration
Festive public celebration
- quinceañeraFifteenth birthday celebration
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- mariachiMexican folk ensemble
salsa · cumbia · reggaetón · baile · comida · telenovela · muralism · Spanglish
Latino
Latin American by heritage
- ChicanoMexican-American with activist heritage
- ChicanaMexican-American woman, culturally identified
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
ancestry · roots · ethnicity · lineage · descent · background · origin · bloodline · indigenous · Afro-Latino
Mexican
Of or from Tenochtitlan's successor
- CubanFrom a Caribbean nation
- DominicanPreaching order member
- SalvadoranOf El Salvador
Guatemalan · Colombian · Honduran · Nicaraguan · Peruvian · Venezuelan · Ecuadorian · Bolivian · Chilean · Panamanian
barrio
Hispanic urban district
- coloniaLatin American residential district
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
diaspora · solidarity · unity · advocacy · activism · organization · representation · networks · migration · immigrant
fiesta
Festive public celebration
- quinceañeraFifteenth birthday celebration
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
mariachi · salsa · cumbia · reggaetón · baile · comida · telenovela · muralism · Spanglish · piñata
HispanosAnglos
English-heritage white Americans
Anglo-Americans · American pioneers · gringos · WASPs · English colonists
- Hispanic AmericanAmerican of Latin descent
- Hispanic communityPeople of Latin American descent
- Hispanic heritageCultural lineage from Spanish-speaking regions
- Hispanic cultureTraditions of Spanish-speaking communities
- Hispanic cuisineDishes from Spanish-speaking regions
- Hispanic communitiesPeople of Spanish-speaking descent