However, this term has a history marked by social, political and even linguistic controversies. Continue reading this article to understand the history and different points of view surrounding this term.
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History and origins of the Latino term
In the 1970s, the US Census Bureau created the classification “Hispanic” to group all people who came from American countries that were colonized by Spain, such as Mexico, Puerto Rico and Cuba. The first time this term was used in a census was in 1980. In previous censuses, the only options to classify the ethnic origin of the population were “white”, “black” and “other”.
The proposal to use the word Hispanic as an ethnic classification was not popular with a part of the population since many people from Latin American countries are indigenous and do not feel identified with Spain.
Difference between Latino and Hispanic
Strictly speaking, the Latin concept brings together all those people whose heritage of language, culture and ethnicity derives from the founders of the Roman Empire, while the term Hispanic encompasses all those people with Spanish ancestry. The latter excludes descendants of Portuguese and French, and indigenous and non-Spanish peoples. That is to say: all Hispanics are Latinos, but not all Latinos are Hispanics.
However, the distinction we have just pointed out is only found in strict definitions. The reality is that each individual has personal reasons to consider themselves part of each of these groups or not, which is why in statistical and official government matters, the terms Hispanic and Latino are synonymous and interchangeable.
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