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00:01:09 1 Terminology
00:06:37 1.1 Definitions in ancient Rome
00:08:02 1.2 Definitions in Portugal and Spain
00:10:17 1.3 Definitions in the United States
00:16:39 1.3.1 Hispanicization
00:20:30 2 Spanish-speaking countries and regions
00:21:22 2.1 Language and ethnicities in Spanish-speaking areas around the world
00:21:34 2.2 Areas with Hispanic cultural influence
00:21:44 3 Culture
00:22:05 3.1 Music
00:24:17 3.2 Literature
00:25:47 3.3 Sports
00:28:03 3.4 Religion
00:31:39 4 Cultural heritage according to UNESCO
00:32:31 5 See also



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The term Hispanic (Spanish: hispano or hispánico) refers to the people that originate from, or reside in, a former Spanish Empire viceroyalty.
It commonly applies to countries once under colonial possession by the Spanish Empire following Spanish colonization of the Americas, parts of the Asia-Pacific region and Africa. Principally, what are today the countries of Hispanic America, the Spanish Philippines, Spanish Guinea and Spanish Sahara where Spanish may or may not be the predominant or official language and their cultures are heavily derived from Spain although with strong local indigenous or other foreign influences.
It could be argued that the term Hispanic should apply to all Spanish-speaking cultures or countries, as the historical roots of the word specifically pertain to the Iberian region. It is difficult to label a nation or culture with one term, such as Hispanic, as the ethnicities, customs, traditions, and art forms (music, literature, dress, culture, cuisine, and others) vary greatly by country and region. The Spanish language and Spanish culture are the main distinctions.