The Spanish were the first Europeans to establish, in the late sixteenth century, a permanent settlement in what is today the United States (in St. Augustine, Florida). From then until the present, Spanish-speaking immigrants as well as Portuguese-speaking Brazilians and mestizos (people of mixed heritage) have continued to arrive, via Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America, and they now represent the second largest and fastest growing minority population in the United States. Located...
