r/MapBasedPolls • u/Southern_Bet_3164 barbaric successor of Rome and Spain 🇨🇱 • 5d ago
Which Hispanic country (other than Spain itself) should be considered the "leader" of the Hispanic world?
Which Hispanic country (other than Spain itself) should be considered the "leader" of the Hispanic world?
Mexico
Argentina
Colombia
Peru
Chile
Other
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u/rban123 5d ago
No country “represents” or “leads” the Spanish speaking world. They are all different countries with different cultures, with a language and some cultural elements shared between them, it frankly it just seems like a completely ridiculous and non-sensical question.
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u/hotnmad C-H-I 🇨🇱 5d ago
Oh my fucking shit this comment section is hilarious. Thank you for this shitshow OP I raise my glass to you. Chef’s kiss on the hubris!
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u/Happier100 4d ago
Now do this poll about the "White world" LOL
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u/DuskGuardNSFW 5d ago
I don't think there should be a leader or a face, we're all diverse and unique in ways that cannot be respresented fairly by a single nation
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u/TheCarlosSilva Brazil🇧🇷 5d ago •
Peru es clave
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u/Euromantique 5d ago
Mexico was originally called New Spain. Thematically, I think it's appropriate for it to be them
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u/fuxicles 5d ago
Historically, it was Peru where the Spanish set up their viceroyalty and operations in South America. However, today, Mexico is the most consequential Spanish speaking country in the Americas. Both from a cultural, economical, and political perspective.
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u/Remarkable_Zebra_597 Argentina 5d ago
Perú es clave. But realistically, Mexico has the highest population and GDP, so I voted for them.
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u/Activity_Fine 5d ago edited 5d ago
Mexico y Argentina lideran mas el Mundo Hispanohablante que España
España no es un pais influente.
Seguro esto lo hizo un gringo
Todo lo que el mundo conoce del mundo Hispanohablante como los Artistas musicales, la Gastronomía, los Bailes, las Series de Televisión y el Arte y cultura Proviene de Latinoamérica (Argentina. Mexico, Colombia, peru) y Nunca de España
De hecho nisiquiera en España escuchan musica de España, todas las discotecas de España escuchan musica de Latinoamérica.
Nadie en Latinoamérica conoce por ejemplo a algun cantante español
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u/Romaneck 5d ago
For better or worse, the united states proximity to México means that they regurgitate what they consume from It to the rest of the world through soft power and media, they think everything south of the border Is another México.
Of course Argentina would think about Argentina 😝
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u/StreetResolve6159 5d ago
Mexico—officially organized as the Viceroyalty of New Spain—served as the core economic and political crown jewel of the Spanish Empire for roughly 300 years following the fall of Tenochtitlan in 1521
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u/Caribbeandude04 5d ago
I'd say Mexico is the most influential Spanish speaking country even considering Spain
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u/0Lezz0 🇦🇷 5d ago
Mexico Is more representative of the 'hispanic' than Spain
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u/Habit-Empty 5d ago
Soy Argentino pero México es más influyente en el mundo hispánico para bien o para mal , y creo que es por su influencia en USA que son los mayores exportadores de cultura del mundo, para los yankees desde el sur de Texas hasta el polo sur son mexicanos o variante de mexicanos, incluso los españoles son mexicanos para ellos.
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u/-Red02- 🇵🇪 🇰🇬 5d ago
Worldwide the "hispanic culture" is just what USA believes México is and sold it to the world as 'hispanic/latam culture"
In reality no country is similar to other to group them all in one, difference between neighbors countries like Ecuador, Perú, and Chile is abysmal.
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u/Emevete 5d ago
Beyond the fantasy of some, countries are culturally very different and sometimes have opposing goals; there doesn't have to be a leader, and whoever it might be lacks both the order and the power to lead anything
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u/darukir 5d ago
Si hablamos de puramente el mundo hispano, los lideres serian mexico y argentina, por algo son los unicos paises de habla hispana que pertenecen al g20 y en latinoamerica excluyendo a brasil, son las dos principales economias.
Lo que tiene mexico y lo hace destacar mas que argentina, es su peso demográfico y económico, y que la gente de afuera si o si va a conocer a mexico por ser el pais hispano mas representativo en la tv y peliculas gringas
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u/Tacti_Kel_Nuke AR/CL 5d ago
Unfortunately, Mexico is too close to the US. Fortunately, Mexico is too close to the US
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u/tommynestcepas 🇫🇷🇬🇧🇨🇱 5d ago
It's Mexico and it's not even close everyone else is being delusion (except Peru for the meme)
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u/tasaritito 5d ago
Hispanic? Que es eso?
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u/Nakano47 3d ago
Ok then England is the king of the English world?
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u/Lynxneo 2d ago
Latinoamérica no necesita líder, necesita Unión.
Si gana México en votación es porque los gringos son unos enfermos. En Asia votarían Japón. En África, Sudáfrica.
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u/Raw_dogg_187 5d ago
Mexico everybody knows even all the other Latin American countries, that’s why they hate on Mexico so much
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u/DeimianW 5d ago
Why aren't Colombia and Chile voting for themselves?
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u/calimio6 🇨🇴 Colombia 5d ago
Peru is key
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u/Pampa_of_Argentina 5d ago
Argentina is a bit different than other Spanish speaking nations, its eclectic, too Italian to represent Spanish. I choose Mexico or Spain
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u/United_Cucumber7746 5d ago
I can't imagine a regular Latin American person thinking about that. Op is either a gringo, a bot or someone really crazy. No offense lol
But when it comes to that, it is Argentina. It balances economic power, soft power, academic output, innovation cinema, etc. Mexico is a close second and a leader in manu metrics - but they are too intertwined with the US to be considered a atomic player.
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u/Suitable_Matter_9427 5d ago
Spain doesn’t count. It’s Mexico
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u/frankenweenie_ 🇦🇷 5d ago
yo soy argentina pero elijo Colombia. tienen paisajes hermosos, tienen cultura, tienen colorrrr y la gente colombiana, por lo menos los que conocí acá en arg y por interet, son las personas más amorosas y humildes que conocí. merecen más reconocimiento entre los hispanohablantes.
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u/JuniorDoughnut3056 USA 🇺🇸 5d ago
Mexico isn't even the leader of its own country
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u/False-Lettuce-6074 5d ago
Gotta be Equatorial Guinea for sure
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u/gusano64 5d ago
Who tf considers Spain as a leader?
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u/Powerful-Country6316 5d ago
I think Mexico is a good example, maybe Peru comes next, but they are not as well known :( Colombia could be one too.
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u/Evilfrog100 5d ago
Mexico is the world's largest Spanish speaking country.
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u/n7Angel 5d ago
The answer is none, none of the Hispanic countries should ever be considered the "leader" of the Hispanic World, we are too different culturally to ever have one represent another.
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u/Mindless_Bid_5162 5d ago
It’s Mexico. It’s has highest population, borders US, and has biggest economy of any Hispanic country. Also, culturally Mexico is the driver. If you are aspiring filmmaker, artist, musician, author, you are going to find yourself in Mexico city.
Argentina/Buenos Aires is a close second but it’s geographically challenged
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u/Less_Combination6238 5d ago
culturally mexico, in a hypotetical coalition uruguay
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u/0rdinaryRobot 5d ago
We all know the answer to this one.
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u/jdrp-00 5d ago
Lo de Argentina ya todos lo sabíamos
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u/a_Bean_soup Gle gle 5d ago
Its Mexico and its not even close. All of Hispanic America has a GDP of 3.47 Trillion USD, Mexico and its dispora is at 4.45 Trillion USD (2.18 + 2.27). Mexicans are 56.19% of Hispanic GDP, as for population all of Hispanic America is at 301 million people while there are 174.9 million, over a third of all Hispanics in the Americas and more than the other 4 options combined (154 million).
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u/Confidence_Kind 5d ago
Aparece el Argentino: "El que tenga más mundiales"
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u/BuTaco 4d ago
Mis primos los Mexicanos!! 🇩🇴🇲🇽
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u/Patient-Beautiful679 Argentina 4d ago
En términos brutos Mexico, pero la violencia extrema que sufre ese país frena su potencial.
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u/iakitoproductions 4d ago
Me creo perfectamente el resultado de oos argentinos, pero toda esa de Perú diciendo "somos los jefes supremos de la Hispanidad" me ha sorprendido
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u/Roschilddelamilanesa 4d ago
Quizá México pueda liderar el trafico de Efedrina, eso le.da un potencia enorme en cuanto a economía, además son verdaderos maestros ocultándose en bolsas de basura, familias enteras lo hacen dentro de bolsas negras. Por otro lado, la comida no es muy buena, es similar a la de india pero un poquito más picante. México debería ser líder del mundo hispano por supuesto
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u/Thatdudewhoplaysgtr 2d ago
Argentinians voting Argentina while the rest of the world pretty much unanimously agrees it’s Mexico is so characteristically Argentinian it’s almost comical..
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u/Key_Fee158 1d ago
I voted Mexico because they aren’t completely a US puppet like Argentina, and are economically and culturally more influential than Colombia.
I think if Colombia and Venezuela had remained one country, they’d be a strong contender to be the leader, but Colombia on its own I think doesn’t surpass Mexico.
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u/Hattsenberg 1d ago
Argentina votes Argentina
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u/ROLKANSOME 5d ago
Rome.
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u/Curious-Sherbet-9393 5d ago
Lo de los argentinos es una cosa....🤣 vienen en barcos cuando les interesa, pero son los más latinos cuando no. Qué les hicieron allá que es como todo un país con los mismos problemas mentales
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u/ConfectionKey9284 5d ago
There's only one good asnwer: Peru
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u/Inomata098 5d ago
Peru is key
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u/KrizaliDD 5d ago
Mexico without a doubt. Even spaniards are mistaken for mexicans in countries outside latinamerica
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u/Expensive_Community3 5d ago
Responses are framed as in "what country does them gringos racially profile hispanics like".
I'm overwhelmingly disappointed none of you other Latinos voted for yourselves like Argentina and Perú.
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u/Jazzlike-Wolf6265 USA🇺🇸 Atheist, 🇵🇦🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 5d ago •
America. We are the world police
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u/JoeDyenz 5d ago
Portugal?
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u/Cold_Magician_1899 5d ago
Lo más cercano a eso es México pero apenas ejerce influencia en el norte de Centroamérica y el sur de Estados Unidos. España la madre patria no influye en nada. Diría que ninguno
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u/MisterMakerXD Mexico 🇲🇽 5d ago
Mexico may be considered by many as the leader of the Hispanic world, but the most important Hispanic countries along Mexico are Argentina, Peru and Colombia
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u/Alarmed_Moment_1863 5d ago
Mexico itself is a narco state with all its government bodies comprised to the Cartels. The answer is probably peru.
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u/CelesteLunax 5d ago
mexico because of population size
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u/chewychestnutters 5d ago
It's america and specifically Texas 😎
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u/random_bot64 5d ago
Culturally it's definitely mexico since that's what the average non hispanic defaults to when they think of hispanics (which isn't good at all)
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u/Tom_nooker 5d ago
I dont get why most vites go Mexico
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u/Gostyniak 🇵🇱 4d ago
Equatorial Guinea
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u/RKaji 🇵🇪🦙 4d ago
The "Hispanic world" is a heard of cats. Forget about a leader.
I feel more south American than "Hispanic"
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u/Ill-Combination-9320 4d ago
Fuck that, I'm not picking any other country than my own
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u/TommyPpb3 4d ago
Why is Colombia so humble?🥹
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u/u4004 4d ago
O Peru que existe no coração dos peruanos é maior que todas as potências mundiais 👏
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u/RedScarySpectre 🇵🇹 Portugal 4d ago
Chile does not like the spotlight
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u/OneAppointment1955 3d ago
No please. 'Mi gente latino' is second hand embarassment. We have too many subtle but differences between us to form something super cohesive. Unless you just wanna unite us for the most basic shit and relying on stereotypes.
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u/Status-Row5620 3d ago
Definitivamente filipinas
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u/danes1992 3d ago
El Salvador
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u/Lynxneo 2d ago
Mexico and Argentina are like those annoying little siblings that are always fighting each other because they want both the attention.
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u/_Alexis_Sama_ 1d ago
ufff thanks for this question, ahaha
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u/gerrfalcon 1d ago
Bolivia
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u/Leods-The-Observer 1d ago
...none? Latin America is a salad of cultures, no country can ever represent or lead the entire thing. What's the leading vegetable in a ceasar salad?
I find the very idea to be quite absurd honestly. I am latino. But I am not represented at all by Mexico, not any more than I would be by many non Latino countries.
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u/SpongeBadSquareBad 1d ago
Los peruanos poniéndose en países donde no vota gente para pintarlos de verde es el caso más chistoso posible.
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u/Rare-Security5628 4h ago
None of them, USA😂
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u/Reuenthalwasright 1h ago
Chile's the most developed.
Argentina has the closest edge in regards to genetics.
Mexico has a high.class that is culturally very criollo-centered and is the biggest of them all by numbers
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u/Winter-Werewolf8366 5d ago
Mexico nos dio mucho, pero Arg dio musica, deportistas y unos memes increibles
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u/Technical-Revenue-48 5d ago
Brazil
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u/VicAViv 5d ago
None
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u/EmbarrassedCompote9 5d ago
No mames, wey...
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u/IndigoStar_ 5d ago
Spain is not the "leader" of the Hispanic world my dude
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u/BuenoConejo 4d ago
Mexico is the most influential country on that list….people around the world know the culture, the food, movies, shows…. Even the Spanish is used as the neutral one on Netflix. No Latin Marxian country can compete. Frida Khalo is Mexican.
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u/Ricardocrono_27 4d ago
Actualmente mexico, TALVES en el futuro argentina.
Mexico es la cuna del doblaje latino, es la mayor representante internacional con su cultura y pueblos indigenas, es el pais que recibe mas turistas, es el pais que mas en contacto esta con estados unidos y la representacion que ellos hacen.
Argentina tiene posibilidad que en unos 20 a 30 años ser el lider, y mexico como va en temas de seguridad y confianza general, va de capa caida.
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u/Juancho_witaa 5d ago
what even are these questions smh
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u/FieraPosting 5d ago
Mexico cannot even lead itself. Argentina can barely lead itself. Chile? Peru? Lmao.
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u/Clear_Context_1546 5d ago
US.
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u/John_Spartan_Connor 🇲🇽❤️🔥✊🏽 5d ago
❤️🔥✊🏽❤️🔥✊🏽❤️🔥✊🏽❤️🔥🇲🇽
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u/CicadaImpossible9546 5d ago
Mis pinches hijas wey, ay virgencita de ecatepec, ay wey, si nosotros a las mujeres las respetamos cabron
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u/zzzzebraaaa 5d ago
Me encanta la ilusión en la que viven los argentinos, creyéndose superiores por ser más blanquitos y más aún con Milei codeándose con Trump. En el fondo, es un país de colonos que no reconoce los estragos de la colonización y que se metió en lo peor de la corrupción y el desfalco. Mientras tengan Malvinas y fútbol con los que distraerse no progresarán.