*Abstract* Yes, just as you noticed, most Spaniards from Spain are “white” as per American standards, ie, have distinctively “European” features. read more
Portuguese are people from Portugal and Spanish are people from Spain, both being European. Some have pale skin, some have dark. Some have blue eyes, some have brown. Asking if Spanish and Portuguese are white is like asking if Americans are white. read more
Also, a Spanish creole language known as Chabacano, which developed by the mixing of Spanish and native Tagalog and Cebuano languages during Spain's rule of the country through Mexico from 1565 to 1898, is spoken in the Philippines (by roughly 1 million people). read more