Hispano-American

Spanish Americans  (also Hispano -Americans ) are a major  North American  ethnic group derived from the descendants of Spanish colonists who arrived in the Southwest United States from  the 16th  to the 19th centuries. Today, Spanish Americans  constitute the main Spanish-speaking  population ofthe United States, accounted for about 9% of the total population of that country.

Spanish Americans make a large population in New Mexico & Texas, they also make make a smaller population in California