Tejano settlements developed in three distinct regions: the northern Nacogdoches region, the Bexar – Goliad region along the San Antonio River, and the frontier between the Nueces River and the Rio …

Oct 1, 2025 · The term Tejano refers to a person of Mexican descent living in Texas. With a history stretching back to Spanish colonization and early Mexican settlers, the Tejano identity represents a …

Tejanos are descendants of the Spaniards and Mestizos – Spanish, Native American, and other groups – so they are largely a mixed race people. As a group, they are identified as a Hispanic people. …

Dec 16, 2025 · Tejano, popular music style fusing Mexican, European, and U.S. influences. Its evolution began in northern Mexico (a variation known as norteño) and Texas in the mid-19th century with the …

Like the mistures of those who call themselves Anglo, the Spanish, or Mexican, or Tejano “culture” is not a single set of beliefs or activities. But by whatever name, the first Spaniards, later to be Mexicans, …

People of Mexican descent who live in Texas, whether native or foreign-born, are generally referred to as "Tejanos" by Spanish speakers. The designation has been used since at least the 1820s.

Jan 1, 1996 · The term Tejano, derived from the Spanish adjective tejano or (feminine) tejana (and written in Spanish with a lower-case t), denotes a Texan of Mexican descent, thus a Mexican Texan …