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[Marauder]

"Latino" refers to any culture linked, directly or indirectly, to ancient Rome. This generalization would apply to any of the five original Latin countries: Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, and Romania.
So resented or not, the term "Hispanic" is much more specific.
Also, occupation for 800 years by Morocco infused Spain's unique Arabesque heritage. The Arabic name for the river that flows through Seville - the Guadalquívir - was "Kad El Kebur".
So Spain is the only Latin country whose population is by blood part Arabic. This of course extends to all other new world countries like Mexico, Cuba, and Argentina, but not to Brazil.

[dark_lord]

Technically, there ain't no such thing as "race".

There is greater genetic variation within a "race" than there is between "races".

If a bunch of alien conquerors took over and only saw in the infrared light frequencies, they wouldn't have clue what the heck a racist would be talking about.

[Eastbound]

"Hispanics have played a significant role in all American armed conflicts since the War of Independence. Hispanic troops guided by Spanish officials like Bernardo de Galvez fought the British troops at the Gulf coast and provided money and supplies to the American rebels."

You are being too modest. It is believed by some that Spain's involvement in the War of Independence was the deciding factor in the outcome of that war. An excellent book recently published documents many stages of the the war, explaining the intracacies of the Bourbon Compact with France during the years leading up to the American Revolution. Spain's battle with Britain did not end until the Briitish were driven from central America -- long after the Colonists stacked their weapons.

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Thanks for the essay, free biscet. Very interesting.