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The concept of "Latin America" was coined by the French in the 1800s as a means of legitimizing French influence over the Spanish-speaking countries of The Americas ; compare Latin Europe . Napoleon III , cited ''Amérique Latine'' and '' Indochine '' as goals for expansion during his reign. He proposed the Monarchy in Mexico headed by the Austrian Archduke Maximillian or Maximilian I Of Mexico . The term emphasized a common culture and history of the Romance language-speaking countries, as opposed to the Germanic Language -speaking countries of " Anglo-America ".


USAGE IN THE UNITED STATES





Related terms

''Latino'' is sometimes used interchangeably with the following terms:


''Latin''

See Also: Latin peoples (linguistic)




''Latin'' refers to the Latin Peoples (linguistic) , i.e. Romance-speaking Europe ans, and those tracing most of their ancestry to them. ''Latin also refers to the Romance-speaking Latin-America ns.


''Latin American''


A ''Latin American'' is a national of a Latin America n country.


''Hispanic''

See Also: Hispanic




Official use of the term ''Hispanic'' has its origins in the 1970 United States Census . The Census Bureau attempted to identify all ''Hispanics'' by use of the following criteria in sampled sets:
  • Spanish speakers and persons belonging to a household where Spanish was spoken

  • Persons with Spanish heritage by birth location

  • Persons who self-identify with Spanish ancestry or descent



''Spanish''

See Also: Spanish people



Spanish people are nationals of Spain and those who trace their descent to Spain directly, not via a Latin American or other country.


''Lusitanic''

See Also: Portuguese people


Lusitanic is the term is used to describe nations that share Portuguese Language and culture, such as Brazil .
Related meanings:


Rejection of the term



RELATED TERMS IN OTHER LANGUAGES


''Latino'' in some of the ) region in Italy and most notably, someone of ancient Italy's capital, Rome, as well as a member of any of the modern Europe an Romance-speaking nations or peoples, and Romance-speaking nations or peoples of the Americas .


Most people in Latin America consider Latiness to be a Culture or a Lifestyle to some degree, in Brazil as well as in Spanish-speaking countries in the region. Many Latin Americans therefore describe themselves as Latin whether they are of White , Black , Amerindian , Asian , or mixed descent ( Mestizo , Mulatto , Zambo , etc).


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Europe



REFERENCES



BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States'', 4 vls, Oxford University Press 2006, ISBN 0195156005



EXTERNAL LINKS


  • PoliticosLatinos.com Videos of 2008 US Presidential Election Candidates' Positions regarding Immigration