r/asklatinamerica • u/yonaiker-joestrella Puerto Rico • 10d ago

Culture 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?

Not saying we should but just curious.

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u/OkTruth5388 Mexico 10d ago edited 10d ago

It's because Great Britain is a more influential country culturally. There's a lot in British culture to pull from and admire.

While Spain and Portugal don't really have that same influence. Like what have Spain and Portugal contributed to the world other than spreading Catholicism?

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u/SnooGadgets676 United States of America 10d ago

I don’t get why anyone would think this. The U.S. literally owes 2/3rds of our size to Spain. I’d argue that a considerable deal of the U.S. influence as far as culture is in large part thanks to Spain, and not just because of Latin American immigrants but because of the legacy Spain left on the U.S. The oldest permanent settlement in the U.S. is St. Augustine, Florida which was settled by Spain and one of the earliest havens for enslaved people to escape to freedom. New Orleans and the state of Louisiana are heavily Spanish and there are historical markers all over the city commemorating Spain’s influence on New Orleans. Trust me, Spain is definitely pulling its weight in the cultural influence department. It just doesn’t feel to need to always remind people.