Tejanos
Mexican-heritage Texas residents
Tejanos are Texans of Mexican descent, particularly those whose families lived in Texas before it became part of the United States.
The term distinguishes this population from later Mexican immigrants, emphasizing deep roots in the region going back to Spanish colonial times.
Tejano also describes cultural elements—especially the distinctive accordion-driven music blending Mexican, German, and American influences: Tejano music, a Tejano band.
Regional Mexican music group
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
- polkaBouncy partnered folk step
- norteñoSpanish northern adjective
- corridoMexican narrative folk song
ranchera · dance hall · cumbia · San Antonio · cantina · two-step · waltz · Selena
State without monarchy
- AlamoTexas Revolution battleground
- San AntonioSouth-central Texas city
- ranchoSmall rural farmstead
- empresarioEntertainment business manager
colonization · annexation · revolution · independence · vaquero · land grants · missions · settlement
Of blended border heritage
- ChicanoMexican-American with activist heritage
- HispanicOf Spanish-speaking origin
- LatinoLatin American by heritage
- Tex-MexAmerican-influenced northern cuisine
borderlands · mestizo · Spanish-speaking · bilingual · bicultural · La Raza · Americano · heritage
conjunto
Regional Mexican music group
- accordionBellows-driven reed instrument
- polkaBouncy partnered folk step
- norteñoSpanish northern adjective
corrido · ranchera · dance hall · cumbia · San Antonio · cantina · two-step · waltz · Selena · folk
Republic
State without monarchy
- AlamoTexas Revolution battleground
- San AntonioSouth-central Texas city
- ranchoSmall rural farmstead
empresario · colonization · annexation · revolution · independence · vaquero · land grants · missions · settlement · frontier
Mexican-American
Of blended border heritage
- ChicanoMexican-American with activist heritage
- HispanicOf Spanish-speaking origin
- LatinoLatin American by heritage
Tex-Mex · borderlands · mestizo · Spanish-speaking · bilingual · bicultural · La Raza · Americano · heritage · ancestry
quinceañera
Fifteenth birthday celebration
folkways · traditions · cuisine · tamales · barbacoa · menudo · rodeo · folk art · Dia de los Muertos · Southwest
hat
Garment for the head
felt · cattleman · rancher · vaquero · rodeo · country · buckle · straw · beaver · dance hall
Tejanosnew arrivals
newcomers · undocumented immigrants · migrant workers · migrants · green card holders
- Tejano musicTexas-Mexican popular genre