Do people from Spain call themselves Hispanic?

Nowadays, people living in Spain but born in Central or South America sometimes call themselves latinos, probably influenced by the American use. This does not usually include people from the South Cone (Argentina, Chile and Uruguay). read more

In Spanish, people from Colombia, Spain, Argentina, Peru or Equatorial Guinea, or from any other country, do not call themselves neither Latino nor Hispanic. They called themselves by their nationality: Colombian, Spaniard, Argentinian, Peruvian or Equatoguinean. read more

Hispanic is a catch-term that encompasses anyone from a Spanish-speaking country of origin, but MOST--almost ALL Hispanics do not call themselves Spanish--that name is ONLY for people from Spain! Spanish are Hispanic, BUT NOT Latino (as in Latin-American). read more