A Spanish American is a citizen or resident of the United States with ethnic origins in the southwestern European nation of Spain.
Spanish Americans are the earliest European American group, with a continuous presence since 1565.
For 2007, the American Community Survey estimates give a total of 354,019 Americans classified as "Spaniard". Of these, 293,295 were U.S.-born. Of the 60,724 who were born abroad, 67.6% were born in Europe, 26.1% in Lati...
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A Spanish American is a citizen or resident of the United States with ethnic origins in the southwestern European nation of Spain.
Spanish Americans are the earliest European American group, with a continuous presence since 1565.
For 2007, the American Community Survey estimates give a total of 354,019 Americans classified as "Spaniard". Of these, 293,295 were U.S.-born. Of the 60,724 who were born abroad, 67.6% were born in Europe, 26.1% in Latin America, 4.2% in Asia, 1.2% in Northern America, and 0.4% in Africa and Oceania each. A further 675,172 were estimated to identify as "Spanish", and another 74,386 as "Spanish American". For more on these latter two groups, see the section titled Number of Spanish Americans.
Spain is the country where Hispanicity has its origins. It is one of 21 Hispanic nations and the only one located in Europe (Andorra and Portugal, both in Europe, are sometimes considered Hispanic, also). The southern provinces of Spain, which include Almería, Málaga,...
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