Hispanic Culture

1. Language

1.1. Approximately 110 million people in Mexico Speak Spanish

1.2. 2 Million people speak Nahuatl

1.3. 2 million speak English

1.4. The Mexican government uses Spanish in the majority of its proceedings, however it recognizes 68 national languages, 63 of which are indigenous.

1.5. Of the indigenous languages spoken, two of the most widely used are Nahuatl and Maya.

2. Religion

2.1. Religion in Mexico Roman Catholic (82.7%) Protestant (6.6%) Jehovah's Witness (1.4%) Other (1.9%) Unaffiliated (4.7%) Unspecified (2.7%)

2.2. Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte often shortened to Santa Muerte, is a cult image, female deity, and folk saint in Mexican neo-paganism and folk Catholicism.

2.2.1. Millions of Mexicans have turned to Santa Muerte under the belief that she will have more power and control over events in their lives than the Virgin of Guadalupe.

2.3. According to anthropologists, one-third of all Mexicans believe in magic and its potential influence over events in their life