Editing Hispanic (section)

{{short description|Spanish-speaking cultures and persons}}
{{About|the term referring to the people of Spanish-speaking cultures}}
{{Distinguish|Hispanic Americans|Latino (demonym)}}
{{redirect|Hispano}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
| group            = Hispanics
| native_name      = {{langx|es| Hispanos}}
| regions          = [[Hispanic America]]{{·}}[[United States]]{{·}}[[Spain]]{{·}}[[Hispanic Africa]]
| languages        = Predominantly [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| religions        = 
66% [[Roman Catholic]]
21% [[Protestantism]]
11% Including [[irreligion]], [[Judaism]] and other [[abrahamic religion]]<ref name="ArcGIS Web Application">{{cite web | url=https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3686307/#:~:text=Most%20Hispanics%20(66%25)%20report,religious%20affiliation%20(Table%201) | title=Hispanic Religion  }}</ref>
}}
The term '''Hispanic''' ({{langx|es|hispano}}) are people, [[Spanish culture|cultures]], or countries related to [[Spain]], the [[Spanish language]], or {{lang|es|[[Hispanidad]]}} broadly.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Lopez |first1=Mark Hugo |last2=Krogstad |first2=Jens Manuel |last3=Passel |first3=Jeffrey S. |title=Who is Hispanic? |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/09/15/who-is-hispanic/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=Pew Research Center |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hispanidad |url=https://www.filosofia.org/ave/002/b033.htm |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=www.filosofia.org}}</ref> In some contexts, [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|especially within the United States]], "Hispanic" is used as an [[Ethnicity|ethnic]] or [[Meta-ethnicity|meta-ethnic]] term.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Lopez |first1=Mark Hugo |last2=Krogstad |first2=Jens Manuel |last3=Passel |first3=Jeffrey S. |title=Who is Hispanic? |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/09/05/who-is-hispanic/ |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=Pew Research Center |language=en-US |quote=In the eyes of the Census Bureau, Hispanics can be of any race, because “Hispanic” is an ethnicity and not a race.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Davis |first=Mike |date=1999-04-01 |title=Magical Urbanism: Latinos Reinvent the US Big City |url=https://newleftreview.org/issues/i234/articles/mike-davis-magical-urbanism-latinos-reinvent-the-us-big-city |journal=New Left Review |issue=I/234 |pages=3–43 |quote=... ‘Hispanic,’ with its emphasis on Spanish-language heritage as the foundation of meta-ethnicity...}}</ref>

The term commonly applies to [[Spaniards]] and Spanish-speaking ([[Hispanophone]]) populations and countries in [[Hispanic America]] (the continent) and [[Hispanic Africa]] ([[Equatorial Guinea]] and the [[Territorial dispute|disputed territory]] of [[Western Sahara]]), which were formerly part of the [[Spanish Empire]] due to colonization mainly between the 16th and 20th centuries. The cultures of Hispanophone countries outside Spain have been influenced as well by the local [[Pre-Columbian era|pre-Hispanic cultures]] or other foreign influences.

There was also Spanish influence in the former [[Spanish East Indies]], including the [[Philippines]], [[Marianas]], and other nations. However, Spanish is not a predominant language in these regions and, as a result, their inhabitants are not usually considered Hispanic.

Hispanic culture is a set of customs, traditions, beliefs, and art forms in music, literature, dress, architecture, cuisine, and other cultural fields that are generally shared by peoples in Hispanic regions, but which can vary considerably from one country or territory to another. The [[Spanish language]] is the main cultural element shared by Hispanic peoples.<ref name="Federal Highway Administration"/><ref name="SBA 8005"/>