< ENGLISH >
Who is Latino?

People living in Central America, South America and some of the Islands off the coast of these continents are called Latin American.  This is because these areas were conquered by people from European countries who spoke languages with roots in the ancient Latin language.  The people they conquered had to learn to speak these languages.

These conquering countries include:
France
Italy
Portugal
Romania
Spain

The areas that were conquered in the Americas include:
Mexico
Central America
South America
Islands off the Coast of the Continental Americas including:
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico

What does it mean to be Latino?

It is just an ethnic group like the Mongols, the Celtic people or the Slavic people.  Sometimes when people only refer to women, they say Latina.
 

< SPANISH >

Quien es Latino?

Son considerados "Latinos" las personas (Europeas) que hoy habitan en estos paises:

Italia, Espana, Rumania, Portugal y Francia.

Las personas que viven en el Continente Americano (Mexico, Centro America, Sur America y ciertas Islas como Republica Dominicana, Puerto Rico y Cuba). Se les considera Latino Americanos porque fueron conquistados por algunos de los paise antes mencionados.

Que significa ser Latino?

Simplemente es un grupo etnico como los Mongoles, Slavicos.