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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'' 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). SEE ALSO
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