Which countries are considered Hispanics?

In the narrowest sense of the term "Hispanic" is meant to describe people of direct Spanish lineage. In the broader sense the term refers to all people, nations, and cultures that have a historical link to Spain, a multi-ethnic nation itself made up of Catalans, Castillians, Galicians, Canarians, Gitanos and quite a few others. read more

Latino is a shorter word for “Latino Americano”, so obviously, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Philippines, East Timor won’t be Latinos. But how about Hispanics. Please take note of History and avoid answers that are opinion-based and based on the physical looks. read more

Latino is originally short from Latin American (LATINOamericano) and it refers as some answers already stated, to the countries in the Americas that were either french, spanish or portuguese colonies. So it basically applies to every country on the continent that wasnt an english or dutch colony (like USA, Canada, and Surinam, chiefly). read more

In the majority of the Hispanic countries, association football is the most popular sport. The men's national teams of Argentine, Uruguay and Spain have won the FIFA World Cup a total five times. The Spanish La Liga is one of the most popular in the world, known for FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. read more