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Hispanidad (
Hispanics) are the community formed by all the people and countries that share a common
Hispanic heritage and cultural pattern. The 22 nations that are included are all
Spanish-speaking countries.
The community can be classified into three geographic areas:
Hispanic Europe (
Spain and
Andorra),
Hispanic America (Spanish-speaking America),
Hispanic Africa (Spanish-African territories,
Equatorial Guinea). A few countries in the Asia-Pacific region also have historical Spanish influence, although they no longer have Spanish as their official language.
Various countries celebrate 12th October as the
Día de la Hispanidad ("Day of Hispanicity" or "Hispanic Day") is celebrated as a national holiday. Since 1987
Spain has celebrated this holiday as its
Fiesta Nacional de España In the other nations of the community, the day is also celebrated as a commemoration of the date in 1492 when
Christopher Columbus discovered
America, marking the beginning of the diffusion of Spanish language and culture as well as its lasting impact on the
New World.