La Raza
The Spanish expression la Raza historically it referred to the Hispanophone populations, considered as an ethnic or racial unit historically deriving from the Spanish Empire, and the process of racial miscegenation of the Spanish colonizers with the indigenous populations of the New World.
The term was in wide use in Latin America in the early-to-mid-20th century, but has gradually been replaced by Hispanidad in some countries. It remains in active use specifically in the context of Mexican-American identity politics in the United States.History
