Tejanos

E196662

Mexican American community ethnic group

Tejanos are Mexican-origin residents of Texas whose distinct culture blends Spanish, Indigenous, and later Anglo-American influences and has played a central role in the region’s history and identity.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Tejanos canonical	4
Mexican Texans	1
Tejano people	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mexican American community ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
borderlandsIdentity	binational ties with Mexico ⓘ
civicOrganization	Tejano political and cultural advocacy groups ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalExpression	Tejano music ⓘ Tex-Mex cuisine ⓘ bilingual traditions ⓘ ranching culture ⓘ
culturalHeritage	blended Spanish, Indigenous, and Anglo-American traditions ⓘ
culturalInfluence	Anglo-American relations ⓘ surface form: Anglo-American indigenous peoples of the Americas ⓘ surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Americas Spanish ⓘ
demographics	concentrated in South Texas ⓘ significant population in El Paso ⓘ significant population in Laredo ⓘ significant population in San Antonio ⓘ significant population in the Rio Grande Valley ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	Mexican ⓘ
etymology	derived from Spanish word "tejas" meaning "Texan" ⓘ
historicalChallenge	discrimination after Texas annexation to the United States ⓘ land dispossession in the 19th century ⓘ
historicalPeriod	19th century ⓘ Mexican era of Texas ⓘ Republic of Texas era ⓘ Spanish colonial period ⓘ surface form: Spanish colonial era
historicalRegion	Coahuila y Tejas ⓘ HAL Tejas ⓘ surface form: Tejas
historicalRole	intermediaries between Anglo settlers and Mexican authorities ⓘ landowners in Spanish and Mexican Texas ⓘ participants in the Texas Revolution ⓘ
identityAspect	strong regional identity tied to Texas ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	U.S. citizens or residents of Texas ⓘ
musicGenreAssociated	Tejano ⓘ
notableCityOfCulture	Corpus Christi, Texas, United States ⓘ surface form: Corpus Christi, Texas San Antonio, Texas ⓘ
politicalInfluence	Chicano movement ⓘ surface form: Chicano movement in Texas voting bloc in Texas politics ⓘ
primaryLocation	Texas ⓘ
relatedGroup	Chicano ⓘ surface form: Chicanos Hispanics and Latinos in the United States ⓘ Mexican Americans ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
selfDesignation	Tejanos self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mexican Texans

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Californios → relatedGroup → Tejanos ⓘ

Mexican Americans → hasPart → Tejanos ⓘ

Tejanos → selfDesignation → Tejanos self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican Texans

Hispanos of New Mexico → relatedGroup → Tejanos ⓘ

Spanish Texas → ethnicGroup → Tejanos ⓘ

Tejano music → hasCulturalOrigin → Tejanos ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tejano people