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   Tejanos (, Spanish: [teˈxanos]; singular: Tejano/a; Spanish for "Texan", originally borrowed from the Caddo tayshas) are the residents of the state of Texas who are culturally descended from the population of Tejas and Coahuila that lived in the region before it became a U.S. state in 1845. Tejano ancestry includes extinct Native American tribes such as the Coahuiltecans, who were Hispanicized after the Spanish conquest. Most modern-day Tejanos are part of this mestizo population. The term is also sometimes mistakenly applied to all Texans of Mexican descent.The original word Tejano, with a "J" not an "X', comes from the indigenous Caddo people's language, from the word tayshas, in which the word means "friend" or "ally", a title given to the indigenous population that moved northward by early Aztec and Spanish rulers and combined forces, including, but not limited to, the Lipan N'de Apache People, Coahuiltecas, and Huasteca indigenous people from Zacatecas.The Aztec and Spanish combined forces (the early Casta foundations of the Mexican government) drove original Tejanos northward for nearly 500 years. Fleeing for their lives many ended up under the protection of Caddo and Comanche Tribes. They later may have consisted variously of Peninsular Spanish, Criollo Spanish, White Mexican (after the independence of Mexico), mestizo, or Indigenous origin. The more commonly understood meaning, however, is simply any Texan of Indigenous/Mexican descent.Alongside Californios and Neomexicanos, Tejanos are part of the larger Hispano community of the United States, who have lived in the American Southwest since the 16th century.Historically, the Spanish term Tejano has been used to identify various groups of people. During the Spanish colonial era, the term was primarily applied to Spanish settlers of the region now known as the state of Texas, which was first part of New Spain and after 1821 was part of Mexico. After settlers entered from the United States and gained the independence of the Republic of Texas, the term was applied to mostly Spanish-speaking Texans, Hispanicized Germans, and other Spanish-speaking residents.In practice, many members of traditionally Tejano communities often have varying degrees of fluency in Spanish, with some having virtually no Spanish proficiency, though they are still considered culturally part of the community.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tejana in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tejana in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

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