Hispanic culture in the United States

This country does not have an official language at a federal level. However, at a state level, 32 of the 50 states have made English official. Spanish is only official in the commonwealth state of Puerto Rico; other states translate their legislation into this language.

Despite the extent of these expeditions, they did not establish colonies at first. They did not permanently settle themselves until the end of the 17th century, doing it in different stages depending on the location.

These Spanish settlements occasionally clashed with the region's indigenous population, meaning that many people were forced to resettle in other parts of Mexico. The first English colonies arrived in the area in 1607.

After the Mexican territory became independent in 1821, the new government found they had to attract people from the northern territories. Therefore, and with the approval of the Mexican government, they started to establish Anglo-American colonies in the region.

After many years, and the Mexican-American War in which Mexico lost almost half of its territory, the influence of English dominated a large part of the southeast of the region. In Texas alone in 1836, 9 out of 10 people already spoke English.

Spanish is, by far, the language most studied as a foreign language in formal education. However, interest in this language goes far beyond attaining a new language. It is a response to the need to communicate with a large part of the population that does not speak English.

The Hispanic community in the United States is a conglomerate born from the fusion of Latino cultures established in the country. Their relationship with one another is creating a hybrid Pan-Hispanic entity that is clearly different from those of their original countries.