We didn't cross the border the border crossed us, proud Texican

Eva Longoria is from Texas. Her family moved there "thirteen years before Virginia Dare was born." Her family, like many Mexican-Americans, never immigrated to the United States. The United States immigrated to them!

Were still here in texas as tejanos and were still catholic 🇻🇦

I'm a Hispano of Northern New Mexico USA a Nuevo Mexicano, a Native New Mexican my family predates the United States entirely in fact we have no family and never had no family south of the border. I would not say i am a descendant of Spaniards I am a Native American mixed with Spanish. Anglos try and make us forget about our Native identity but I will always be proud of it. I can enroll in a tribe also. Our food is regional variation of Mexican food essentially with a twist. We make tacos and enchiladas and make sopapillas and biscochitos we eat lots of red and green chile. It's a combination of Spanish and Native food. We have mariachis up too. If you look up my ancestry it doesn't trace me back to Spain it traces me back to Northern New Mexico. You'll find many native Americans have Spanish last names because most of us are mixed. I am half Spanish and half native american (jicarilla apache). We are still here all over New Mexico as well as the entire southwest. Native New Mexicans is what we are specifically. Our family history is rich. We are proud of our culture and heritage and proud to be apart of the history here over 20 generations deep. The saying goes we didnt cross the border the border crossed us. We predate the pilgrims. The true Chicanos because we have been here all along and never left. We are resilient people who have spirits of warriors! After the Mexican-American War, Anglo Americans began migrating in large numbers to all of the newly acquired territory. Anglos began taking lands from both Native Americans and Hispanos by different means, most notably by squatting. Squatters often sold these lands to land speculators for huge profits, especially after the passing of the 1862 Homestead Act. Hispanos demanded that their lands be returned but governments did not respond favorably. For example, the Surveyor of General Claims Office in New Mexico would at times take up to fifty years to process a claim, meanwhile, the lands were being grabbed up by the newcomers. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo gave the United States undisputed control of Texas, established the Rio Grande River as the United States-Mexican border, and ceded to the United States the present-day states of California, Nevada, Utah, parts of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming. Article VIII of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo guaranteed, "In the said territories, property of every kind, now belonging to Mexicans . . . shall be inviolably respected." However, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was not self-executing, and Congress established different adjudication systems, by which Mexican landowners were required to demonstrate the legitimacy of their claims under Spanish and Mexican law to have their rights confirmed by the United States. In January 1912, New Mexico became an American state, and Anglophones eventually became the majority population. The state's Hispanos became an economically disadvantaged population, becoming virtual second-class citizens compared to the Anglos. The Hispanos suffered discrimination from Anglophone Americans, who also questioned the loyalty of these new American citizens. The cultures of Hispanos and immigrant Anglophones eventually mixed to some degree, as was the case with immigrants in other parts of the United States." Las Vegas NM one of the most disadvantaged in the nation. "The median income for a household in the city was $24,214, and the median income for a family was $29,797. Males had a median income of $26,319 versus $21,731 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,619 as compared to $21,587 nationally as noted in the 2000 Census. In the past, 24.3% of families and 27.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.7% of those under age 18 and 20.1% of those age 65 or over. The most recent figures as provided by the U. S. Census Bureau estimate the total number of persons (all ages) at or below the poverty line has increased to 34.4%. This is significantly higher than the national average of 12.7% or the State average of 19.8%."

They should teach this stuff in school. It’s part of American history and it is absolutely fascinating.

The Spanish culture had been in the region for 300 years by the time the covered wagons came around

I am Tejano, and I find this interesting. Most if my family just calls ourselves Mexican. But we have Canary Island ancestry.

My wife's father's family came from Spain and settled in the area northwest of Santa Fe in the late 1600s. She grew up within 50 miles of where those ancestors first settled. Her mother's family came up from Mexico in the 1800s.

Soy nuevomexicano y un verdadero chicano we are still here and never will leave the motherland 🤙🏼

MY Spanish ancestor was a Spanish ship captain and explorer arrived in the new world in 1603 who most likely married 2:39 a Native American woman. Most of my ties are to the Lone Star State. It was not til recently that I discovered the history to early settlers and Native American heritage. So much destroyed and our parents had no clue how much our families contributed to what America is today.

I have family from florida saint Augustine they were of spanish desecent

As a Puerto Rican, proud to be Hispanic

Great video sir. I shared this with my father who was born in Northern New Mexico. He was very grateful. If you stand on top of Wheeler Peak, also known as Taos Peak within a fifty mile radius, you would find the birthplace of all of my paternal ancestors for the past 500 years. And the Indian ancestors go back thousands of years. One of my great grandfathers owned the land grant that surrounds Taos Pueblo. Another was the first Mexican governor of Nuevo Mexico, Francisco Xavier Chavez, which coincidentally makes Demi Lovato my distant cousin.

Brilliant work, as usual.

I think Spanish American is just a fine term, I'm Mexican American but by abuela was 100% Galician, Castilian, and Catalan. I'm proud to be of Spanish origins

I went to grad school in the U..S with a guy with the last name of Lopez. He was from Santa Fe, N.M. He descended from those early settlers. Dude couldn't speak a word of Spanish. Surnames of Basque origin such as Archuleta and Miranda are common in Northern New Mexico..

We are still here! Living in cities like Nogales which have been FLOODED with migrants from the South. The southwest is our home..

It's unbelievable that the US education system & census doesn't include this Hispano population, or other groups like the Cajuns.

Very well explained and interesting as well! Keep up the great work!

Great vid! Comprehensive, informative. Nice to hear.

I’m of Tejano and Northern Mexican descent and descended from partial Comanche ancestry and mostly Spanish it’s always interesting to learn about the history. I’ve done a lot of family research and found that my tejano family was actually mixed with the Anglo Americans who moved to Texas, both my great grandfathers parents were mixed, one was an Anglo/german man who married an old stock Tejano Woman from Brownsville. The other great great grandparent was the daughter of a Kentuckian confederate who fled to Mexico and had a baby with an indigenous Nahuatl speaking woman from San Luis Potosí, the couple then fled to Texas in the early 1900s. But it’s cool to see all this history and culture carried on in its own unique way. I’m Proud of my Tejano ancestry even though I was born in California.

I went and saw the Pueblo homes built into the side of Mesa Verde just last week.

Great video and good work like always !

Awesome video.

My European ancestors who came to NM in 1598 were Juan Greigo (John The Greek) and his Aztec wife Juana Bernal. My Asturias Vigil ancestors came in 1695 and their son married into the family of the previously mentioned couple. My surname ancestor, I believe, was Galician. This Gonzales can be found as early as 1678 in El Paso. My ancestors were in NM for the 1680 revolt, the 1692 reconquest and the last revolt in 1696. I would talk about the Native American side, but all I know about it is my MtDNA.

I just call myself Latino or Chicano. My ancestors would have been Christian, Jewish, Muslims 🤯 My blood is 51% European and 40% Native Mexican Lots of Arab, Ashkenazi and African that comprise the rest of my DNA I'm fascinated by my history, and definitely dealt with identity issues growing up. I don't think people understand how many issues European colonization created. Being both European and native, but being told you're white, but not being white enough for white people was a weird experience growing up 😅 But I love Mexican and Spanish culture and I have spent my life studying it

Great video!

Great video, amigo!

I’m Tejano and proud💪

Wow you're back😂. Its been long time man

Great job man

Good recap. Hard to cover all the Hispano communities in one video-for instance the expulsion of Spaniards in the North by Native revolt and the reconquista wherein many families were split and left with nothing as they escaped south to El Paso-only to gather up and fight their way back . One of the only times an indigenous group successfully expelled settlers. The Spanish in New Mexico were extremely isolated and often fought a raiding war with Apaches and Navajo on the frontier. The isolation and constant engagement with the tribes led to a truly unique and American culture which still has a strong thread running through the region today despite Anglicization that leaves much of Eastern New Mexico looking more like Texas.

We have served the US armed forces for 5 generations . Mexican is my identity and I'm happy with it. Spanish is our language in the family , including my 3 grown children born and raised in Houston. I feel free wherever I go in US and also very happy. USarmy veteran. Berlin Brigade 1980-1983.

Most novomexicanos do consider themselves Indo-Spanish, regarldess of their degree of integration (or assimilation) into mainstream Anglo-Americans.

Great to see you’re back on KZfaq!

thanks for the Video i ask me this question last month

4:55 the pueblos in taos even allied with the mexicans in the area against the US in the US Mexican war

Nice to see a bit of New Mexico and Southwest history here! Im from Las Cruces and now live in Phoenix. You didn't mentioned the indigenous people around the Phoenix area. I dont want to use the wrong word but believe some identity as O Odham (Tohano, etc...) So im curious about that. I loved hearing more about my beloved home state and I grew up with Hispanos, Crypto Jews, and people who identified in all the ways you described and pretty much everyone speaks a bit of Spanglish😂 I also learned our English dialect carries inflections from both Spanish AND Indigenous languages!

Very interesting video 🤔

As regards Spanish role in America , you are influenced by " Leyenda Negra " .

My family has been down town Santa Fe for the past 400+ years, in old adobe homes. We were always told that we are decedents of the Conquistadors.

Good video bro

Hello! I am a descendant of these original Hispanics that were here. My ancestors are from San Elizario. Even though my blood is now mixed between Mexico and the old spainyards that came in to the southwest, there is still cultural influences in my family from the spainyards, although now watered down. My ancestors lived in San elizario up until around 1950. My great grandfather was the mayor there and his influence is still there to this day. San Elizario was a pocket of the old Spanish culture, but it no longer is and has been absorbed into the wider culture of west Texas. Many decndants from the town no longer live there, instead living in the larger Texan cities. Thanks for the video from Dallas!

I've been wondering about this for a couple of years

You are making videos again!!! Great

As a Nuevomexicano from Santa Fe, I had my DNA looked at because people would ask me what I am. So I decided to find out and it turns out, I am Nuevomexicano, I am Spanish, Portuguese, Pueblo Indian, English, Danish or Swedish, Plains Indian and Basque.

So interesting!

Seeing my great uncles on this video was cool! The Perea Family still going strong 💪🏼

I'm half Mexican American and half Anglo, but my grandmother on my mother's side was born in East Los Angeles in 1923 and my grandfather in El Paso in 1924. I don't know of any of my relatives being born in Mexico. Not even my grandparents. Everyone I ever met in my family was born here in the USA 🇺🇸

Yo soy nuevomexicana. And I'm an American. Crecí en Nuevo México y hablo español e inglés. I grew up in Nuevo Mexico. My paternal grandfather was Anglo-American. His father and brothers really were from England. In fact, our English cousins were here 2 months ago. Mi abuela materna era genízara. This means she was a Native Anerican who had adopted Spanish-speaking culture. Mi mamá era bilingüe y también mi papá. La familia de mi papá eran mexicanos de Guanajuato. My paternal grandparents and one of my uncles came from Silao, Guanajuato, México. I'm a Nuevomexicana that has English, Native American, Mexican, and Iberian ancestry. My 23andme DNA analysis says I'm 50% European and 45% Native American. I got it all. And I read, write, and speak both languages fluently. But I don't think of myself as Hispanic, or Latina, or Chicana, or Mexicana, or even Mexican-American. And definitely not LatinX. Nope. I'm a Nuevomexicana and an American.

Thanks for saying this.

Awesome video thank you for the history class. This needs to be taught in the schools. So our children read about their culture and ancestry.

Great video. I am a high school teacher in California and also a Californio, with 40% Spaniard blood, 25% Native American, and 25% Mexican ancestry. My mostly Mexican-American students are often confused when I explain my lineage to them, so I am very appreciative of this great video which explains so well how I came to be.

i'm not a nuevo mexicano, but i am of caribbean spanish origin. both sides of my family were spaniards, who emigrated to cuba and puerto rico. my great grandfather actually went to cuba early 20th century. so, he was one of the last spaniards to go to cuba. he came from asturias, where i can still trace his village. my maternal great grandmother was from the canary islands, and her family also emigrated to cuba later. but not exactly sure when. because there's my information about by great grandfather's history i am probably one of the few who can actually trace their ancestry from spain. as most people in the caribbean cannot, and have become assimilated into the local culture following the decades plus, many in spanish speaking caribbean like to claim they have spanish blood. but in reality, they don't or have little connection to spain. i also stand out from other carribean hispanics. i'm tall, green eyes, dark blonde

Thank you!

Great to see you posting again, Mason! Hope you have been having some interesting times while you were away.

It's like they never left

At the Mexican american war, the american soldiers agree to respect the newmexicans spanish rules, this works like that for some time

I was born in Albuquerque New Mexico, and I am a proud Nuevo Mexicano, from Burque, I don't know too much about my families History, I know my Ancestry is of Spanish, Indigenous Americas-North, Mexican, and goes back to the Prussian Empire, Russian, Jew, African, Western Europe, French Canadian between Montréal and Quebec, Indigenous Americas- Yucatan Peninsula, and Southern Colorado and New Mexico, North Central New Mexico and South Central Colorado, Rio Arriba and Taos County, New Mexico and Colorado Border Counties, Rio Chama to Canadian River New Mexico, and Early Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and East Texas Settlers, Southwestern Mississippi, Louisiana, and Deep East Texas Settlers, Southeast Mississippi and Alabama Border Settlers.

Do you upload your maps anywhere?

There is still many Hispanic and native american and African and Asian and white all over world. We are all happy around the world.

i’m from the southwest too (socal), and i primarily grew up with other Caribbean and Central/South Americans since i’m Caribbean myself so it was nice to be raised around a lot of those diverse unique cultures. it’s cool to see that these groups and their cultures have always been around in the region

True history right here!

Fascinating :-)

Mexico was Divided and after the Mexican - American war there was the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. European American settlers violated the treaty by annexing Mexican people land’s and burned their deeds. Hence, the reason why we were displaced and have been coming back and becoming a majority. Do not forget, language doesn’t completely identify our ethnicity, we are still Indigenous we just call ourselves Mexicans after we kicked out the Spanish crown. To honor the Mexica / Aztecs, even though we are not just Aztec or Mayan, there are many other Indigenous nations that we mixed with and still mix with today. I’m European, Toltec, Yaqui, Mayo, and Purepecha, but consider myself Mexican, NOT Hispanic or Latino. As my ancestors aren’t from Europe along with the majority of Mexicans. Side note, American’s / European American’s speak English but they don’t call themselves English American or British American. The majority of them don’t even have Indigenous genes. Be sure to research both sides of the story without a bias mindset, food for thought.

Pardon. It is pronounced "árido" with the first syllable and vowel stressed, not the second ones.

As a New Mexico Hispanic from an original Conquistador bloodline who were mostly Spanish I'd say this guy is pretty accurate but some families are also different. My Mexican American grandmother brought most of my family's native blood and my white mom made me white. The history can be bad yes, but our people should stick up for themselves. My wife's New Mexico family complied with not teaching their kids Spanish but my grandparents didn't. My father and his brothers are fluent and my white a** can communicate with people who don't speak English. We need to re learn our culture and we need to honor ALL of our ancestors and quit demonizing Spain as well because compared to Anglos who gave no rights Spanish rule anyone could become Spanish.

Great video. I moved to New Mexico a few years back and had no idea before moving here about it’s unique history. There were Spanish conquistadors in New Mexico before the pilgrims arrived on the East coast. That blew my mind. I feel like I only learned American history from the English perspective and the Spanish perspective was largely ignored. As New Mexico was cut off from the rest of Mexico, the people here developed their own culture, foods, and dialect. Most people here, even though they look Hispanic and have Hispanic names do not speak any Spanish as they have been assimilated after multiple generations of being in the US. I was hoping to use my Spanish here more,but quickly learned that some of the only Spanish speakers are recent arrivals from south of the boarder. New Mexico has retained this unique culture a lot more than other states where I feel it has been washed out a lot more by large amounts of people moving in. It has been great and I love the food.

It's disappointing that no mention was made of the tragic expropriation without compensation of Hispanics in the South West, either via arbitrary taxation in California, by plain seizure in Tierra Amarilla, NM, or other.

I can trace my ancestry to South Texas near the McAllen-Brownsville Area am from Tamaulipas Mexico 🇲🇽

My fathers family history is from Basque Country (First Europeans), they came to America in 1500’s as Conquestors up the Rio Grand and settled in Archuleta county in CO and NE NM. My Father’s family are from Las Vegas, NM. When my Father went to Spain his assent was Spain Spanish.

8:55 is that Castle Ottis on Vilano?

Would love a video on russian settlers from original russian alaska

This is the nicest way I have ever heard of someone explaining Spanish and Anglo genocide of Indigenous Amerindians.

My mothers side of the family is hispanic and hails from New Mexico. The family heritage goes back much further than the USA.

We're still here! Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico is mostly pre-Anglo NATIVE Hispanic. I'm from Del Norte, Colorado where we have over 400 years of Hispanic settlement and history!

I'm right here

"Hispanic" is such a loaded word nowadays. Is it simply refering to people who speak Castilian on this side of the hemisphere? Or only the descendants of the original people of Hispania?

Well done.

What race/ethnicity is masaman and his family country from? Haven't watched his channel in a while I forgot.

These comments are like a breath of fresh air. Thank you for the kind words.

As someone with roots in New Mexico and Chihuahua, I'd like to add a few points: The issue of land rights for Mexican Americans who became U.S. citizens after the Mexican-American War is often overlooked. Many families lost their lands through intimidation or illegal means, a historical wrong that still impacts communities today. The video touches on the mixed heritage of Mexican Americans, but it's worth emphasizing that this mixture of Indigenous and European ancestry creates a unique cultural identity that bridges both worlds. This complexity is often overlooked in discussions about race and ethnicity in the U.S. today. While the video mentions discrimination, it's important to note that addressing these historical injustices is crucial for the future stability of the U.S., especially as the Hispanic population grows. This isn't about reparations, but about ensuring equal rights and opportunities. The preservation of languages (Spanish and indigenous languages) in the Southwest should be seen as a cultural asset. Offering public services in multiple languages would not only respect the rights of native speakers but also provide economic benefits to border states. The legal status of indigenous people, including those of mixed Hispanic-Indigenous heritage, needs to be addressed. The current system, particularly the Bureau of Indian Affairs, limits their access to justice. Addressing these issues is not just about righting historical wrongs, but about strengthening the core American values of justice and equality. As the video suggests, the Hispano population is gradually assimilating, but preserving their unique cultural heritage and addressing past injustices is crucial for a more unified and just American future for ALL groups.

Where can I find these maps? Thanks.

Please do a video about the Genizaro people of New Mexico and Southern Colorado. ❤❤❤

The comments are gonna be fun

Is Hispano a pretty new term? My dad was from northern New Mexico. Growing up We never knew what to call him. Spanish, Mexican, Chicano 😂

Fascinating. Thank you.

Pueblo uprising caused many to leave, most were chased out by Comanches. The toughest held out from Santa Fe to El Paso.

You should not count the first settlers of Paso del Norte (now El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua) and their descendants as Tejanos... we are really Nuevomexicanos. Our ancestors were those people who founded Santa Fe, New Mexico in the 1590s and who fled south in 1680 to escape the Pueblo Indian revolt that year. Most of them stayed and founded Paso del Norte and other nearby towns. Some returned to Santa Fe after the "reconquista" of 1692.

Curiosity: The first cities in the United States were founded by the Spanish.

THANKS...

You have to read the Spanish novel Lejos de Louisiana from Luz Gabaz. You can learn a lot about your own history

NOVOHISPANICS , the grandfathers of mexicans ,philipines, cubans, dominicans, central americans and hispanic westsouth USA americans

I'm Mexican from Los Altos de Jalisco. I can trace my ancestors to the first Europeans that arrived in 1550 to New Spain. I can also trace my ancestors to Cortés and the Alvarado family. You forgot to mention that half of these families were salve owners. Like Toribio Hernández de Arellano my 11th great grand-father. He was also mayor of Santa Maria De Los Lagos. Or the Escoto family starting with Antonio de Escoto y Tovar who was mayor of San Julian and was essential part in investing the miracles of La Virgen de San Juan. As he was only 10 when he saw the first mircle happen. Although very catholic he was also own slaves and his son Antonio Escoto was a slave trader. Or the Padilla family D'Avila who decent from Captain Lorenzo de Padilla D'Avilla a very important family in Spain and in New Spain. These family for generation did not mix with the Native population. I do not I.D as Spanish but North American Mexican as my family were the founding families of New Spain. I still have the books of census and Catholic paper work of every ancestor within my family. Very interesting history for sure.

Bro, please make a video on the most genetically diverse regions of the world ,which is the circle which includes (extreme north of India+North Pakistan + parts of Iran). I got to know about this from a recent talk on a KZfaq video. I’m from Northern tip of India. Being the centre of the silk route this region is highly diverse due to admixture of different genes.

My grandparents from Spanish settlers in Lincoln county. When my grandma was born the family’s arranged a marriage with my grandfather who was 15. When grandma was 15 they married. Had 12 children. She(grandma)never spoke English and lived entire life in New Mexico. She lived for 98 yrs

That bar graph breaking down self ID and ancestry made me laugh because my very proud to be pure Spanish nana was dna swabbed after her passing and we rightfully found she wasn't even majority European.

The vast amount of Hispanics you see are Mestizos some Balanced Mestizos others Indio Mestizos(Cholos) others Euro Mestizos(Castizos) which are what they are in most of Latin America also called Metis within Canada also called Alaskan Creoles within Alaska and for a clock watch they were called "Mixed Bloods" for a approximation or duration of the time in some sections of The USA And Pardos also tag lined Afro Mestizos then you have the Zambos also crowned the namesake "Black Indians" the whole point is that even today as has been going on since the early 1500s if not earlier all those mixed groups have been used as referees and middle people with Pure Blooded Southern Europeans And sometimes Pure Blooded Middle Easterners and at other places pure plasmad North Africans at the top with either pure quantamed Amerindians And full measured Sub Saharan Africans at the very bottom of the sphere or measuring stick it may not be as heavy like it used to but the sense of eneminity and stigma could be seen by those brave enough to look so yeah.

Super interesting. I'm Chilean. I was in San Diego, CA, recently and felt so at home: not only the geography is incredibly similar to the central coast of my country, but a lot of the arquitecture was clearly Hispanic. I went to Old Town, it looks just like any other classic plaza central in Latin America! I found the museums there very interesting to learn about the lives of those early settlers. As for ethinicity, like always, I think us Latinos are way more used to the idea of being very, very diverse (Spanish mixed with Native and a multiplicity of other European nations), so no wonder people can "look" very different but still feel their Hispanic roots.

The indigenous people of Latin America are more Spanish than the Spanish themselves, the Miztecs, Zapotecs and Mayans, Purephechas, live in Catholic towns where they practice bull riding. I have seen that they have not disappeared.