Why Many Latinos Identify with Spain
Apr 16, 2024 11:29:54 GMT -5
Post by Radrook Admin on Apr 16, 2024 11:29:54 GMT -5
Why Many Latinos Identify with Spain
Well, I guess many Latinos identify culturally with Spain for the same reason that many Anglo Americans identify with England, because of England's Cultural contributions to American culture such as language, which is English, religion, which is mostly Christian Protestantism, Surnames, such as Johnson, Smith, Anderson, etc. and ancestry.
In the same way, Latinos, have Spanish surnames, such as Garcia, Fernandez, Lopez, derived from direct ancestry. We also speak the national language of Spain, which is Spanish, and which we speak in many diverse ways but which is still understood as varieties of Spanish.
We also share the religion of Spain, which is not Islam, a religion common to people in North Africa and the Middle East, nor Buddhism, nor Shintoism, but Christianity mostly in its Catholic form, which is the religion of Spain. So naturally, we tend to consider Spain the mother country, or la Madre Patria as it is said in Spanish.
An exception to this, of course, are those who identify as Mestizos, half Spaniards half Native Americans, such as Mexicans who tend to identify equally and sometimes even more with their Native American heritage. Another exception are the Argentines who also identify with Italy due to Italy's strong cultural contributions. Then we have the Latinos of German Ancestry in Southern Brazil. Also there are those who identify racially with Africa, due to having predominantly West African ancestry and East Asian Latinos identifying primarily with their East Asian heritage, and Native American Latinos who identify with their Native American Heritage. Other Latinos might be of other European origins, such as Portugal and Germany, as is the case in Brazil. But those of us who do choose to identify with Spain, do so for the reasons already mentioned.
In the same way, Latinos, have Spanish surnames, such as Garcia, Fernandez, Lopez, derived from direct ancestry. We also speak the national language of Spain, which is Spanish, and which we speak in many diverse ways but which is still understood as varieties of Spanish.
We also share the religion of Spain, which is not Islam, a religion common to people in North Africa and the Middle East, nor Buddhism, nor Shintoism, but Christianity mostly in its Catholic form, which is the religion of Spain. So naturally, we tend to consider Spain the mother country, or la Madre Patria as it is said in Spanish.
An exception to this, of course, are those who identify as Mestizos, half Spaniards half Native Americans, such as Mexicans who tend to identify equally and sometimes even more with their Native American heritage. Another exception are the Argentines who also identify with Italy due to Italy's strong cultural contributions. Then we have the Latinos of German Ancestry in Southern Brazil. Also there are those who identify racially with Africa, due to having predominantly West African ancestry and East Asian Latinos identifying primarily with their East Asian heritage, and Native American Latinos who identify with their Native American Heritage. Other Latinos might be of other European origins, such as Portugal and Germany, as is the case in Brazil. But those of us who do choose to identify with Spain, do so for the reasons already mentioned.