re: #162 engineer cat

it’s usually used to mean anybody from a spanish or portuguese speaking country, which encompasses populations of european, native american, and african bloodlines

a twist is that 80 years ago black american musicians sometimes were able to play with european american bands by claiming to be ‘cuban’…

Hell, in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”, Eliza’s husband passes as ‘Spanish’ at one point to escape from slavery, IIRC.