There is a huge population of more than 62 million people that celebrate the Hispanic Heritage Month, a national event that takes place from September 15^th to October 15^th. However, great part of them do not identify with the adoption of the term "Hispanic," and it is worth highlighting an approach to the subject here.

All contributions and cultural heritage from the Latin/Hispanic communities, whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central, and South America, are praised and remembered during the event through several activities organized around the country.

The Hispanic Heritage Month began in 1968, under then-President Lyndon Johnson's term, when the celebrations were concentrated in one week. Two decades later, in 1988, then-President Ronald Reagan extended the week to a whole month. The beginning on September 15^th has always been the same because it coincides with the National Independence Day of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. On September 16 ^th, independence is celebrated in Mexico, the 18^th in Chile, and the 21^st in Belize. The month of festivities also covers October 12^th, the day that marks the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. Due to the resistance of the native peoples, Mexico renamed the date "Día da Raza."

Information source: https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/