Why are Spaniards called Latinos but Italians are not?

Latinos are people who live or come from Latin America (Most of South and Central Americas and Caribbean). Although the majority of them speak Spanish, some Latinos speak Portuguese (Brazil) and French (Suriname and French Guyana). read more

Spaniards are NOT called Latinos. They are called, “Spaniards.” Latinos are the inhabitants of Latin America, being those people living from Baja in the north, to the tip of South America and who speak Romance languages. read more

In the strict sense it would include Spanish and Portuguese but in the common usage it is restricted only to Spanish. Italians, Portuguese and Spaniards are speaker of Latin (i.e. romance) languages but are not Latinos, because they live in Europe and not Central or South America. read more

I've noticed that you tend to favor Hispanic quite a bit more than Latino; thank you. The Latins as a people, a culture, a language, a tribe, came from ancient Italy. On employment applications or government forms, the race/ethnicity section doesn't include anyone other than Hispanics as synonymous with Latin(o). read more