Another Democratic Congressperson on "Latinx"

[Hekate]

5. Hispanic refers to the Spanish language. Since the Spaniards settled so much of the Americas....

… Spanish is spoken from Mexico thru Central America and all across South America except for Brazil, which the Pope of the time allowed Portugal to have, so Brazilians speak Portuguese. Since California, New Mexico, Texas, Florida, and other states once were Spanish colonies, Spanish surnames and Spanish place names are widely distributed in the “lower 48.” The US bought or conquered and otherwise settled what we now know as the USA, bringing the English language along.

As far as I can tell, what people call themselves depends on the region of the US they live in. As a Californian I can’t remember the last time I heard someone referred to as Chicano. Last time I read anything about that was a long time ago, though. People with Hispanic names may call themselves different things.