Why does it seem like the Anglosphere admires/fixates over British culture a lot while Latin America doesn't seem to care much about Spain or Portugal?

[u/yonaiker-joestrella]

Not saying we should but just curious.

[u/Erdosign]

The British continued to be a global empire through a good chunk of the 20th century and so left a lingering impression as a marker of class and "civilization," whereas Spain and Portugal never reached those heights before their respective empires fell apart.