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To: tom22

I think the English word “hispanic” refers to somebody whose ancestors are from the Iberian peninsula, including both Spain and Portugal.

I believe the origins of the word can be traced back to the Roman empire.


8 posted on 07/19/2008 10:16:34 AM PDT by 04-Bravo
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To: 04-Bravo

I’ve checked “Hispanic” just to be ornery sometimes.

(I am a Sephardic Jew, via Mexico circa 1500.)


17 posted on 07/21/2008 1:15:13 PM PDT by MeanWestTexan ("Jesse Jackson was an important figure; paving the way for Osama bin Laden to appear" -- Dan Rather)
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