Spanish people

Madrid's native citizens

Spanish people are the inhabitants or natives of Spain, or those of Spanish descent.

The term refers to nationality and citizenship rather than ethnicity, encompassing the diverse regional populations—Castilians, Catalans, Basques, Galicians, and others—that make up the Spanish nation.

Spanish people have contributed enormously to world literature and art.

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Cervantes · paella · Alhambra · culture · Basque Country · Reconquista · flamenco · conquistadors · Latin America · Madrid · population · Golden Age · Catalan · Isabella I · Barcelona · Goya · bullfighting · running of the bulls

Opposites
Iberian Peninsula nationality

Spanish peoplePortuguese people

Natives of westernmost Iberia

Andorrans · English people · Catalans

indigenous vs. colonizer identity

Spanish peopleNative Americans

Indigenous U.S. peoples

colonial/imperial history

Spanish peopleFilipino people

Natives of the Philippines

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