Tejanos
Tejanos (/teɪˈhɑːnoʊz/, Spanish: [teˈxanos]) are descendants of Spanish Creoles and Mestizos (Spanish/Indigenous American) of Texas before its admission as an American state. The term is also sometimes applied to Texans of Mexican descent.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 9,530,419 (people of Mexican origin; 2020 Census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Texas (especially El Paso, San Antonio, and South Texas), Louisiana (Los Adaes) | |
| Languages | |
| Texan Spanish, Texan English | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Roman Catholic | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
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