We will continue to call ourselves hispanic, latino even Spanish. It doesn't matter to us what others think. If the US gov't says so then it must be right. You are joking.....right?? :rofl  Anyways, for mestizos to call themselves Spanish is not right, only Spaniards are Spanish. If you have some small percentage of Spanish blood but are mostly Aztec or something you are certainly not Spanish. You are mestizo. Or Latino, but Latino is not a race it's a culture, a black guy from Cuba can be considered Latino, the same as a full blooded White Spaniard from Guadalajara. The proper term for someone of Spanish descent is WHITE, the proper term for someone of Amerindian descent is Amerindian, Native American, or preferably the name of the particular tribe. The proper term for someone of mixed Amerindian, Spanish, and/or Black ancestry is Mestizo.