HispanicHeritageNotesMCA

Thesis Statement
The Hispanic Culture has had positive effects in the American culture, its rich culture will help the American culture have a great diversity.

Cultural Characters of Spain- http://www.csudh.edu/global_options/375Students-Sp96/Spain/CULTURE.HTML

 * Roman Catholic nation.
 * 99 percent of the people are baptized.

Just landed- https://www.justlanded.com/english/Spain/Articles/Culture/Social-customs-in-Spain

 * When you’re formally introduced to a Spaniard you should say ‘good day’ ( buenos días) or ‘good evening’ ( buenas tardes) and shake hands (a single pump is enough).
 * Wedding rings are worn on the fourth finger of the right hand.
 * Mature women should be addressed as señora.
 * ‘Good afternoon’ ( buenas tardes) is used instead of ‘good day’ ( buenos días) after lunch, which can start as late as 3pm until 9 or 10pm.
 * ‘Good night’ ( buenas noches) is usually used when going to bed or leaving a house late at night.
 * ‘Goodbye’ is adiós or less formally you can say see you later ( hasta luego)

Understading the Wide Scope of Culture- http://literacynet.org/lp/hperspectives/scopecult.html

 * Hispanic holidays fall into three categories: religious, patriotic and personal holidays.

PEW Research Center- http://www.pewhispanic.org/2014/04/29/hispanic-nativity-shift/

 * Top five states of Hispanic population in 2012: California (14.5 million), Texas (10 million), Florida (4.5 million), New York (3.6 million) and Illinois (2.1 million).
 * The five states where Hispanics make up the biggest share of the population in 2012: New Mexico (47%), California (38%), Texas (38%), Arizona (30%) and Nevada (27%).

PEW Research Center- http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/09/05/what-is-the-future-of-spanish-in-the-united-states/

 * Spanish is, by far, the most spoken non-English language in the U.S, with 2.8million non-Hispanic speakers.

Wikipedia- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language

 * More than 400 million people speak Spanish as a native language.

quinceañera
http://www.latintimes.com/pulse/13-hispanic-traditions-celebrate-and-keep-262003 http://www.explore-hispanic-culture.com/hispanic-traditions.html

Manners
http://www.eyeonspain.com/spain-magazine/learn-from-spanish-people.aspx