The Philippine was more than 400 years under Spanish rule. The “only Christian country in Asia”. Culture is rich in Hispanic. (but malayan-Filipinos were called indios)

The word Hispanic, widely used in the USA to label the people of Latin American descent, is wrongly used. Strictly speaking, Hispanic means Spanish and it should only be applied to people from Spain.

So, to call our language “Hispanic American Spanish” is redundant. I prefer the term Latin American Spanish. Hispanic= Spanish

The use of the term ¨Hispanic Americans¨ to refer to the speakers of Spanish in the American continent is also controversial, as is the term ¨Latin Americans¨ Both terms completely ignore the original cultures of the continent. They are terms that perpetuate the dominance of the conquering culture: Spanish or Hispanic.

We are not all purely “Hispanic”, we are also African, Inca, Maya, European, etc. Let’s remember that America is a term invented by Europeans, an as such it does not represent the original cultures. Pre-Hispanic people called this continent, the Avia Yala.

So, if we are looking for a term to refer to Latin American Spanish, it should be Avia Yalan Spanish.

I agree, rather than using “latino” or “hispano” we should use Mexican, Peruvian, or what ever nationality we are from. We should also become more aware of the terms used by original cultures to refer to their nations or ethnic groups: Quiche, Mizteca, Tehuelche, Mapuche, Aymara and NEVER indio or indigena or aborigen.