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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox Ethnic group
| Name = Trent Reznor
|group =Spanish people<br>Pueblo español
| Img =NIN2008.jpg
|image =[[Image:Spanish people - mosaic.PNG|300px]]
| Img_capt = February, 2008
| Background = khaki
|caption = <small><small>
1<sup>st</sup> row: [[Isabella of Castile]] • [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]] • [[Hernán Cortés|Cortés]] • [[Ignatius of Loyola|Loyola]] • [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]] • [[Teresa of Ávila]]<br>
| Birth_name = Michael Trent Reznor
2<sup>nd</sup> row: [[Miguel de Cervantes|Cervantes]] • [[Francisco Goya]] • [[José María de Pereda]] • [[Rosalía de Castro]] • [[Benito Pérez Galdós|Pérez Galdós]] • [[Leopoldo Alas y Ureña|Leopoldo Alas]]<br>
| Born = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1965|5|17}}<br />[[Mercer, Pennsylvania|Mercer]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
3<sup>rd</sup> row: [[Antoni Gaudí|Gaudí]] • [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] • [[Salvador Dalí|Dalí]] • [[Juan Carlos I of Spain]] • [[Antonio Banderas]] • [[Penélope Cruz]]</small></small>
| Instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]]<br />[[Piano]]<br />[[Synthesizer]]<br />[[Guitar]]<br />[[Bass Guitar]]<br />[[Programming (music)|Programming]]<br />[[Saxophone]]<br> [[Drum kit|drums]]<br/>[[Tuba]]<br/>[[Marimba]]
|poptime= '''Spanish'''<br>'''approx: 135 million Descendents'''<br>2% of World's Population<br>(est; Includes all identified Spanish ethnicities)
| Genre = [[Industrial rock]]<br />[[Alternative rock]]<br />[[Electronic music]]
<br>'''Mixed Spanish'''<br>'''approx: 400 million Ancestral Descendents'''<br>6% of World's Population<br><small>{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
| Occupation = [[Musician]] <br /> Songwriter <br /> [[Sound design|Sound Designer]] <br /> [[Record producer|Producer]]
| Years_active = 1982–present
|genealogy =
|popplace =
| Label = [[Unsigned artist|Independent]]
{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Spain]] 40 million <small></br>(Spanish descent only)
| Associated_acts = [[Option 30]] (1982–1984)<br />[[The Innocent (band)|The Innocent]] (1985)<br />[[Exotic Birds]] (1986–1988)<br />[[Kevin McMahon (musician)|Lucky Pierre]] (1988)<br />[[Nine Inch Nails]] (since 1988)<br />[[Pigface]]<br />[[Tapeworm (band)|Tapeworm]]<br />[[Revolting Cocks]]<br />[[David Bowie]]<br />[[Marilyn Manson]]<br />[[Saul Williams]] <br /> [[Queens of the Stone Age]]
|region1 = {{flagcountry|Argentina}}
|pop1 = 25 mill (>30 mill<sup>[[#1|1]]</sup>)
|ref1 =
<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html#People Argentina: Ethnic groups]</ref>
|region2 = {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil]]
|pop2 = 15 mill (>20 mill<sup>[[#4|4]]</sup>)
|ref2 =
<ref>[http://www.mae.es/es/MenuPpal/Paises/ArbolPaises/Brasil/Nota+pais/ Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación.]</ref>
|region3 = {{flagcountry|Mexico}}
|pop3 = 15 mill (c. 75 mill<sup>[[#1|1]]</sup>)
|region4 = {{flagcountry|Chile}}
|pop4 = 9.5 mill (c. 15 mill<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>)
|ref4 =
|region5 = {{flagcountry|Colombia}}
|pop5 = 8.4 mill (>42 mill<sup>[[#1|1]]</sup>)
|ref5 =
<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/co.html#People Colombia: Ethnic groups]</ref>
|region6 = {{flagicon|Cuba}} [[Cuba]]
|pop6 = 7 mill (c. 10 mill<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>)
|ref6 =
<ref>{{es icon}} {{cite web |url=http://www.cubagob.cu/otras_info/censo/tablas_html/ii_3.htm|title=Poblacion Por Color de la Piel y Grupos de Edades, Segun Zona de Residencia y Sexo}}</ref>
|region7 = {{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Venezuela]]
|pop7 = 5.6 mill (c. 22 mill<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>)
|ref7 =
<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Venezuela | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-32719/Venezuela | work =Encyclopædia Britannica | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-25 | language = }}</ref>
|region8 = {{flagicon|Peru}} [[Peru]]
|pop8 = 5.4 mill (c. 17 mill<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>)
|ref8 =
<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pe.html#People Peru: Ethnic groups]</ref>
|region10 = {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[Costa Rica]]
|pop10 = 3.2 mill (c. 4 mill<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>)
|ref10 =
<ref>[http://studyabroad.msu.edu/programs/costasust.html The Costa Rican people]</ref>
|region11 = {{flagcountry|Puerto Rico}}
|pop11 = 3.2 mill
|ref11 =
<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rq.html#People Puerto Rico: Ethnic groups]</ref>
|region12 = {{flagicon|USA}} [[USA]]
|pop12 = 2,487,092 (>35 mill<sup>[[#3|3]]</sup>)<br/>
|ref12 =
<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/c2kbr-35.pdf
|title=Ancestry 2000: Census 2000 brief
|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau
|pages=5
|accessdate=2007-07-17
|format=pdf}}</ref>
|region13 = {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Uruguay]]
|pop13 = 1.8 mill (>3 mill<sup>[[#1|1]]</sup>)
|ref13 =
<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/uy.html#People Uruguay: Ethnic groups]</ref>
|region14 = {{flagcountry|France}}
|pop14 = 1.5 mill
|ref14 =
<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.lexpress.fr/info/societe/dossier/mosquees/dossier.asp?ida=415633&p=2
|title=3,7 millions de musulmans en France, Les vrais chiffres
|publisher=L'Express
|date=[[4 December]], [[2003]]
|accessdate=2007-07-17}}</ref>
|region15 = {{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} [[Dominican Republic]]
|pop15 = 1.5 mill (c. 9.1 mill<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>)
|ref15 =
<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/dr.html#People Dominican Republic: Ethnic groups]</ref>
|region16 = {{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Bolivia]]
|pop16 = 1.3 mill (c. 4.4 mill<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>)
|ref16 =
<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bl.html#People Bolivia: Ethnic groups]</ref>
|region17 = {{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Ecuador]]
|pop17 = 0.9 mill (c. 9.5 mill<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>)
|ref17 =
<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ec.html#People Ecuador: Ethnic groups]</ref>
|region18 = {{flagicon|Nicaragua}} [[Nicaragua]]
|pop18 = 0.9 mill (c. 4.7 mill<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>)
|ref18 =
<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/nu.html#People Nicaragua: Ethnic groups]</ref>
|region19 = {{flagcountry|El Salvador}}
|pop19 = 0.6 mill (c. 6.7 mill<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>)
|ref19 =
<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/es.html#People El Salvador: Ethnic groups]</ref>
|region20 = {{flagicon|Guatemala}} [[Guatemala]]
|pop20 = 0.5 mill (c. 7.3 mill<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>)
|ref20 =
<ref>[http://www.cyborlink.com/besite/guatemala.htm Guatemala Introduction]</ref>
|region21 = {{flagicon|UK}} [[United Kingdom]]
|pop21 = 0.33 mill (inc. through [[Latin American Briton|Latin American ancestries]]
|ref21 = {{Fact|date=August 2007}}
|region22 = {{flagicon|Panama}} [[Panama]]
|pop22 = 0.3 mill (c. 2.5 mill<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>)
|ref22 =
<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pm.html#People Panama: Ethnic groups]</ref>
|region23 = {{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Paraguay]]
|pop23 = 0.3 mill (c. 4.3 mill<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>)
|ref23 = {{Fact|date=August 2007}}
|region24 = {{flagicon|Honduras}} [[Honduras]]
|pop24 = 0.2 mill (c. 6.7 mill<sup>[[#2|2]]</sup>)
|ref24 = {{Fact|date=August 2007}}
|region25 = {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany]]
|pop25 = 130,000
|ref25 =
<ref>[http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/Laender/Spanien.html Relations between Spain and Germany]</ref>
|region26 = {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Switzerland]]
|pop26 = 84,000
|ref26 = {{Fact|date=August 2007}}
|region27 = {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]]
|pop27 = 75,237 (c. 50,000<sup>[[#1|1]]</sup>)
|ref27 =
<ref>{{Cite web
|url=http://www.crc.nsw.gov.au/statistics/Sect1/Table1p08Aust.pdf
|title=Ancestry by Birthplace of Parent(s)
|publisher=New South Wales Community Relations Commission
|accessdate=2007-07-17}}</ref>
|region28 = {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]]
|pop28 = 66,545 (213,105<sup>[[#1|1]]</sup>)<br/>
|ref28 =
<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo26a.htm
|title=Population by selected ethnic origins, by province and territory (2001 Census)
|publisher=Statistics Canada, Canada's National Statistics Agency
|accessdate=2007-07-17}}</ref>
|region29 = {{flagicon|Belize}} [[Belize]]
|pop29 = 45,000
|ref29 = <ref>{{cite news | title=Mestizo location in Belize; Location | url =http://www.mybelizeadventure.com/about_belize/people.php | accessdate = 2008-02-14 | language = }}</ref>
|region30 = {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgium]]
|pop30 = 43,000
|ref30 =
<ref>[http://www.migrationinformation.org/datahub/countrydata/data.cfm Belgium: Stock of foreign population by country of nationality, 2001 to 2004]</ref>
|langs=[[Spanish language|Spanish]], and other [[Languages of Spain|languages of Spain]].
|rels= [[Christianity]] (Predominantly [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]]) and others, including [[Atheism|atheists]]
|related-c=[[Portuguese people|Portuguese]], [[Italian people|Italians]], and [[French people|French]].<br/>
|footnotes=
#<small id="1">Including those of mixed Spanish and other European ancestry, [[mestizo]]s and/or [[mulatto]]s.</small>
#<small id="2">Including mestizos and/or mulattos.</small>
#<small id="3">Including those of mixed Spanish and other European ancestry, other [[Hispanic]]s of direct Spanish descent, and Spanish-descended mestizos and mulattos.</small>
#<small id="4">Including Brazilians of mixed Spanish and other European ancestry, and Spanish-descended mestizos and/or mulattos.</small>
#<small id="5">Including [[Filipino mestizo]]s.</small>
}}
}}
'''Spanish people''' or '''Spaniards''' are a [[nation]] or [[ethnic group]] native to [[Spain]], in the [[Iberian Peninsula]] of southwestern [[Europe]]. They are one of the [[Latin Europeans|Latin European]] peoples and have somewhat varied origins apart from the indigenous [[Iberians|Iberian]] peoples, due to Spaniards' long history of migrations. Substantial populations descended from Spanish [[colonists]] and [[immigrants]] also exist in other parts of the world, most notably in [[Latin America]]. A more orthodox analysis would be used to class these groups as Spanish, based on common language, culture, and a sense of shared [[ancestry]].


==Historical background==
'''Trent Reznor''' (born '''Michael Trent Reznor''' on May 17, 1965) is an American [[musician]], singer, [[record producer|producer]], and [[multi-instrumentalist]]. He operates under the studio name [[Nine Inch Nails]], and was previously associated with the bands [[Option 30]], [[Exotic Birds]], and [[Tapeworm (band)|Tapeworm]], among others. As of 2007, Reznor split his ties with [[Interscope Records]], and is now an independent, [[Unsigned artist|unsigned musician]]. He is considered by the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' to be one of the most acclaimed creative figures of his generation of music. <ref>http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-ca-nin31-2008aug31,0,7102117.story</ref>
The earliest modern humans inhabiting Spain are believed to have been Paleolithic peoples that may have arrived in the Iberian Peninsula as early as 35,000-40,000 years ago. In more recent times the [[Iberians]] are believed to have arrived or developed in the region between the [[4th millennium BC]] and the [[3rd millennium BC]], initially settling along the Mediterranean coast.


[[Celt]]ic tribes arrived in Iberia between the [[9th century BC]] and the [[6th century BC]]. The Celts merged with the Iberians in central Spain, creating a local hybrid culture known as [[Celtiberians|Celtiberian]]. In addition, a group known as the [[Tartessos|Tartessians]] and later [[Turdetani]]ans inhabited southwestern Spain and who are believed to have developed a separate civilization of [[Phoenicia]]n influence. The seafaring [[Phoenicians]], [[Greeks]] and [[Carthaginians]] successively settled along the Mediterranean coast and founded trading colonies there over a period of several centuries. The [[Second Punic War]] between the Carthaginians and [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] was fought mainly in what is now Spain and [[Portugal]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arqueotavira.com/Mapas/Iberia/Populi.htm |title=Ethnographic map of Pre-Roman Iberia |accessdate=2007-04-25 |format= |work=Luís Fraga da Silva - Associação Campo Arqueológico de Tavira, Tavira, Portugal }}</ref>
Reznor's first release as Nine Inch Nails, ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'', was a commercial success, and he has released several major albums and singles since then. He has
worked with [[David Bowie]], [[Saul Williams]], [[Billy Corgan]] {{citation needed}} and [[Marilyn Manson]] (considered by some to be Reznor's protégé).<ref>Staff. (2000-05-10) [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1431688/20000510/marilyn_manson.jhtml Manson, Reznor mend fences] [[MTV]]. Retrieved 2008-09-12.</ref> In 1997, Reznor appeared in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine's list of the year's most influential people, and ''Spin'' magazine described him as "the most vital artist in music."<ref name="Time">{{cite journal
| url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,986206-17,00.html
| title = Time's 25 most influential Americans
| journal = [[Time (magazine)|Time]]
| date = [[1997-04-21]]
| volume = 149
| issue = 16
| pages = 66
| accessdate = 2008-04-15
}}</ref>


The [[Roman Republic]] annexed Iberia during the [[2nd century BC]] and transformed most of the region into a series of [[Latin]]-speaking provinces. As a result of [[Campaign history of the Roman military#Conquest of the Iberian peninsula (218-19 BC)|Roman colonization]], the majority of local languages, with the exception of [[Basque language|Basque]], stem from a type of [[Vulgar Latin|vulgarized Latin]] that was spoken in [[Hispania]] (Roman Iberia), which evolved into the [[Iberian languages|modern languages of the Iberian peninsula]], including [[Castilian]], which became the unifying language of Spain, and now known in many countries as [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. Hispania (including Spain, but also Portugal) emerged as an important part of the [[Roman Empire]] and produced notable historical figures such as [[Trajan]], [[Hadrian]] and [[Seneca the Younger|Seneca]].
==Early life==
Michael Trent Reznor was born in [[Mercer, Pennsylvania]] (halfway between [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]] and [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]]) to Michael Joseph Reznor and Nancy Lou Clark on May 17, 1965.<ref name="George Reznor">{{cite web
| title = George Watson Reznor
| publisher = ''[[The Herald (Sharon)|The Herald]]''
| date= [[2007-04-01]]
| url = http://www.sharon-herald.com/fullobits/local_story_093100425.html?start:int=0
| accessdate = 2007-11-06}}</ref> Reznor was referred to by his middle name to avoid confusion with his father. After his parents divorced, he lived with his grandparents, while his sister Tera lived with their mother.<ref name="Bleak">{{cite journal
| title = Rock's outlook bleak, but this Nail won't bend
| last = Soeder
| first = John
| journal = Cleveland.com
| date = [[2000-04-09]]}}</ref>


The [[Germanic peoples|Germanic]] [[Vandals]] and their subordinates the [[Iranian peoples|Iranic]] [[Alans]] arrived around 409 AD, but were displaced to [[North Africa]] by another Germanic tribe, the [[Visigoth#Visigothic Kingdom in Iberia|Visigoths]] who conquered the region around 415 AD and became the dominant power in Iberia for three centuries. The [[Vandals]] may have given their name to the region, which was originally "Vandalucia" or land of the Vandals (which would be the source of Al-Andalus the Arab name of this Iberian region). Iberian-Roman culture eventually ''[[Romanization (cultural)|romanized]]'' the Visigoths and other tribes. Another Germanic tribe, the [[Suebi]] (including the [[Buri (Germanic tribe)|Buri]]), who arrived at roughly the same time as the Vandals, became established in the old North western Roman province of [[Gallaecia]] a kingdom which survived until late 6th century when it too was integrated by the [[Visigoth]]s.
Reznor has acknowledged that his sheltered life in Pennsylvania left him feeling isolated from the outside world. In a 1994 interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', he makes reference to his choices in the music industry.
{{cquotetxt|I don't know why I want to do these things, other than my desire to escape from Small Town, U.S.A., to dismiss the boundaries, to explore. It isn't a bad place where I grew up, but there was nothing going on but the cornfields. My life experience came from watching movies, watching TV and reading books and looking at magazines. And when your fucking culture comes from watching TV every day, you're bombarded with images of things that seem cool, places that seem interesting, people who have jobs and careers and opportunities. None of that happened where I was. You're almost taught to realize it's not for you.|Trent Reznor|''[[Rolling Stone]]''<ref name="RS 1994">{{cite journal
| last = Gold
| first = Jonathan
| title = Love it to Death
| journal = [[Rolling Stone]]
| issue = 690
| date= [[1994-09-09]]
}}</ref>|}} However, Reznor later said, "I don't want to give the impression it was a miserable childhood".<ref name = "Details">{{cite journal
| last = Heath
| first = Chris
| authorlink = Chris Heath
| title = The Art of Darkness
| journal = [[Details (magazine)|Details]]
| date= April 1995
| url = http://www.9inchnails.com/articles/the-art-of-darkness.php
| accessdate = 2007-12-08}}</ref>


In 711, the [[Iberian Peninsula]] was [[Muslim invasion of Iberia|invaded by Muslim]] [[Arab]]-[[Berbers]], popularly known as the [[Moors]], who conquered nearly all the peninsula except the [[Kingdom of Asturias]] in the very northern part and subsequently ruled part of the region as [[Al-Andalus]], but were [[Reconquista|driven south]] during their reign, ruling areas from between three to nearly eight centuries, [[Muhammad XII of Granada#Surrender of Granada|ending with their defeat]] in 1492. These [[Muslim conquests|Muslim invaders]] were mainly of [[Berber people|Berber]] origin with prominent [[Arab tribe|Arab tribal]] leaders mixed in and they converted many locals to [[Islam]] to the point that at certain points in time [[Muslim]]s outnumbered Christians. Muslims of Hispanic origin were generally known as [[Muladi]]s (or Muwalladin in [[Arabic]]), "those born of foreign parentage" (though the idea "foreign" in this case meant "foreign" to the Arab and Berbers). Muslim Iberia was known as [[Al-Andalus]]. Ultimately, most Muslims and [[Sephardi Jew]]s were either [[Conversos|converted to Christianism]] or expelled after the [[Christian]] reconquest (''[[Reconquista]]'').
At the Mercer Area Junior and Senior High Schools, Reznor learned to play the [[saxophone]] and [[tuba]]. He was a member of both the [[jazz band|jazz]] and [[marching band]]. Former Mercer High School band director Dr. Hendley Hoge remembered Reznor as "very upbeat and friendly".<ref name="int12">{{cite web
| last = Dougherty
| first = Steve
| coauthors = Bryan Alexander, Ted Nugent, John Hannah
| title = The Music of Rage
| publisher = ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''
| date= [[1995-02-06]]
| url = http://nothing.nin.net/int12.html
| accessdate = 2007-12-06}}</ref> Reznor also became involved in theater while in high school. He was voted "Best in Drama" by classmates for his roles as [[Judas]] in ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' and Professor Harold Hill in ''[[The Music Man]]''. Reznor graduated from this high school in 1983 and enrolled at [[Allegheny College]], where he studied [[computer engineering]].<ref name="Film Spot">{{cite web
| title = Trent Reznor Bio
| publisher = Film Spot
| url = http://www.filmspot.com/people/441775/trent-reznor/bio.html
| accessdate = 2007-11-09}}</ref>


The union of the christians Kingdoms of Castille and Aragon and the conquest of Granada led to the formation of the Spanish state as we know it today and thus to the development of Spanish identity in the form of one people.
==Early musical projects==
[[Image:Option 30.jpg|thumb|right|Reznor (far right) on the cover of [[Option 30]]'s self-titled album.]]


==Ethnicities and regions==
While he was enrolled in Allegheny College, Reznor joined local band [[Option 30]], playing three shows a week with them. But after only a year of college, Reznor dropped out and moved to [[Cleveland, Ohio]] in order to pursue a career in music.<ref name="int12"/> In 1985, he joined [[The Innocent (band)|The Innocent]] as a [[keyboardist]]. They released one album, ''Livin' in the Street'', but Reznor quit after just three months. In 1986, Reznor joined local band [[Exotic Birds]]. He also appeared with them as the fictional band "The Problems" in the 1987 film ''[[Light of Day]]''.<ref>{{cite web
====Spain's nationalities====
| title = Trent Reznor
[[Image:Girls in historical Valencian costumes.jpg|right|thumb|180px|[[Valencia (autonomous community)|Valencia]]n girls in historical costumes.]]
| publisher = [[Internet Movie Database]]
Spain itself consists of various regional nationalities including the [[Castilian people|Castilians]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lista_de_comunidades_aut%C3%B3nomas_espa%C3%B1olas_por_poblaci%C3%B3n |title=Anexo:Comunidades autónomas españolas por población |accessdate=2007-04-25 |format= |work=Spanish Wikipedia }}</ref>, the [[Catalonia|Catalans]], [[Valencia (autonomous community)|Valencians]] and [[Balearic Islands|Balearics]] (speakers of [[Catalan language|Catalan]], a distinct Romance language in eastern Spain), the Navarro-Basques and the [[Basque people|Basques]] (people inhabiting the [[Basque Country (historical territory)|Basque country]] and [[Navarre]]), and the [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicians]], who speak a language which is very close to Portuguese. Regional diversity is important to many Spaniards, and some regions (other than the ones associated with the different nationalities) also have strong local identities and dialects such as [[Asturias]], [[Aragon]], the [[Canary Islands]], [[Kingdom of León|León]] and [[Andalusia]].
| url = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0722153/
[[Image:Jerez spanien folklore.jpg|right|thumb|180px|Spanish women in [[Jerez]].]]
| accessdate = 2007-11-06}}</ref>
[[Image:Spanish girl.jpg|right|thumb|180px|Spanish girl]]


====The Roma====
Reznor got a job at [[Midtown Recording|Right Track Studio]] (now known as Midtown Recording) as an assistant engineer and janitor.<ref name="AMG">{{cite web
Spain is home to around 700,000 Spanish-[[Roma people|Roma]] ([[Roma in Spain|Gitanos]]). Roma are a formerly-nomadic group, which spread across Western Asia, North Africa and Europe, reaching Spain in the 15th century. Gitanos, for a number of historical and cultural reasons are not considered a separate or "foreign" population in Spain, but a distinct ethnicity which overlaps with the wider Spanish ethnicity. Indeed, Gitanos play an important role in particularly Andalusian folklore, music and culture. There are no official statistics on the Gitano population in Spain. Estimates range from 600 000 to 700 000, making Spain, together with Romania and Bulgaria, home to one of the largest Roma communities in Europe. Over 40% of Gitanos live in the region of Andalusia, where they have traditionally enjoyed a higher degree of integration than in the rest of the country. A number of Spanish "gitanos" also live in Southern France, especially in the region of [[Perpignan]].
| author = Huey, Steve
| url = http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jxkcikv6bbf9~T10
| title = Nine Inch Nails
| accessdate = 2006-11-24
| publisher = [[Allmusic]]}}</ref> Studio owner Bart Koster later commented that Reznor was "so focused in everything he [did]. When that guy waxed the floor, it looked great."<ref name="int12"/> Reznor asked Koster for permission to record [[Demo (music)|demos]] of his own songs for free during unused studio time. Koster agreed, remarking that it cost him "just a little wear on [his] tape heads".<ref name="int12" /> While assembling these, the earliest NIN recordings, Reznor was unable to find a band that could articulate his songs as he wanted. Instead, inspired by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], he played all the instruments except drums himself.<ref>{{cite journal
| title = The Truth About Trent
| journal = Option
| last = Fine
| first = Jason
| date= July/August 1994}}</ref> This role remains Reznor's on most of the band's studio recordings, though he has occasionally involved other musicians and assistants. Several labels responded favorably to the demo material, and Reznor signed with [[TVT Records]].<ref name= "AMG" /> Nine selections from the Right Track demos were unofficially released in 1994 as ''Purest Feeling''; many of these songs would appear in revised form on ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' in 1989 under the name Nine Inch Nails.


==Nine Inch Nails==
== Ancestry ==
The ancestry of the Iberian peoples is largely consistent with the geographic position of the Iberian peninsula, located on the extreme southwest of Europe. There are clear connections with the [[Mediterranean]] peoples as well as with those of [[Atlantic Europe|Atlantic]] and [[Western Europe]].
{{main|Nine Inch Nails}}
[[Image:Trent Reznor Lollapalooza 1991.jpg|thumb|Reznor during the [[Lollapalooza]] festival, 1991.]]
Nine Inch Nails' debut album, ''[[Pretty Hate Machine]]'' was released in 1989. It was a moderate commercial success, and was certified [[Gold record|Gold]] in 1992.<ref name="RIAA.com">{{cite web
| url = http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH
| publisher = [[Recording Industry Association of America]]
| title = Gold and Platinum database
| accessdate = 2007-08-10}}</ref> Amid pressure from Reznor's record label to produce a follow-up to ''Pretty Hate Machine'', Reznor secretly began recording under various pseudonyms to avoid record company interference, resulting in the ''[[Broken (Nine Inch Nails EP)|Broken]]'' EP, released in 1992.<ref>{{cite journal
| title = Nine Inch Nails
| journal = [[Musician (magazine)|Musician]]
|date=March 1994}}</ref> In the summer of 1991 Nine Inch Nails was included in the [[Lollapalooza]] package tour. They later won a [[Grammy]] in 1993 for the song [[Wish (song)|Wish]] in the Best Heavy Metal Performance category.<ref name"Lollapalooza">{{cite web
| title = Nine Inch Nails – Timeline
| publisher = rockonthenet.com
| url = http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-n/nineinchnails_main.htm
| accessdate = 2007-11-11}}</ref>


===The Paleolithic and Neolithic basis of modern Iberian ancestry ===
Nine Inch Nails' second full-length album, ''[[The Downward Spiral]]'', entered the [[Billboard 200]] in 1994 at number two,<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.cleveland.com/kidsnewsday/content.ssf?/homegrown/index.ssf?/homegrown/more/reznor/timeline.html
| title = Trent Reznor: Timeline
| publisher = Cleveland.com
| accessdate = 2006-12-18}}</ref> and remains the highest-selling Nine Inch Nails release in the United States.<ref name="RIAA.com">{{cite web
| url = http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH
| publisher = [[Recording Industry Association of America]]
| title = Gold and Platinum database
| accessdate = 2007-08-10}}</ref> To record the album, Reznor rented and moved into the [[10050 Cielo Drive]] mansion, site of the 1969 [[Manson Family]] murders.<ref name="Le PUG">{{cite journal
| last = Ali
| first = Lorraine
| title = Making Records – Where Manson Murdred Helter Skelter
| publisher = [[Entertainment Weekly]]
| date = [[1994-03-18]]
| url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,301460,00.html
| accessdate = 2007-11-11}}</ref> Reznor built a studio space in the house, which he renamed Le Pig, after the message scrawled on the front door with [[Sharon Tate]]'s blood by her murderers.<ref name="Le Pig">{{cite journal
| last = Ali
| first = Lorraine
| title = Making Records – Where Manson Murdred Helter Skelter
| publisher = [[Entertainment Weekly]]
| date = [[1994-03-18]]
| url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,301460,00.html
| accessdate = 2007-11-11}}</ref> Reznor told ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' that despite the notoriety attached to the house, he chose to record there because, "I looked at a lot of places, and this just happened to be the one I liked most".<ref name="Le Pig" /> Reznor took the front door of the house with him when he moved out, installing it at Nothing Studios, his new recording studio/record label headquarters in New Orleans.


Recent development of methodologies for defining population structure using genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism markers has led a 2006 study to conclude that there is clear and consistent division between ''“northern” and “southern” European population groups''. This study, involving 74 Spanish participants strongly suggested a close genetic relationship between Greeks, Italians, Portuguese and Spaniards, whereas all European populations north of the Alps and the Pyrenees (except for Ashkenazi Jews) fell squarely into a separate "Northern" population group.[http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.0020143]
The Downward Spiral was a critical and commercial success. It was ranked at number 25 in Spin's "100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005", Spin also ranked it 11th on their "Top 90 Albums of the 90's ". Blender named it the 80th Greatest American Album. It was ranked #488 in the book The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time by Martin Popoff. In 2001 Q named The Downward Spiral as one of the 50 Heaviest Albums Of All Time.<ref>[http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage2.html#50%20Heaviest A Selection Of Lists From Q Magazine - Page 2<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2003, the album was ranked number 200 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.<ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6599404/200_the_downward_spiral 200) The Downward Spiral : Rolling Stone<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


A 2007 European-wide study including Spanish Basques and Valencian Spaniards, found Iberian populations to cluster the furthest from other continental groups, implying that Iberia holds the most ancient European ancestry. In this study, the most prominent genetic stratification in Europe was found to run from the north to the south-east, while another important axis of differentiation runs east-west across the continent. It also found, despite the differences, that all Europeans are closely related.<ref> Measuring European Population Stratification using Microarray Genotype Data [http://vetinari.sitesled.com/euroaims.pdf]</ref>
Nine Inch Nails toured extensively over the next few years, including a performance at [[Woodstock '94]], where he admitted to the audience that he did not like to play large venues.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.9inchnails.com/articles/articles.php?id=8
| title = Love It To Death: Trent Reznor Of Nine Inch Nails Preaches The Dark Gospel Of Sex, Pain, And Rock & Roll
| author = Jonathan Gold
| publisher = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' Issue #690, archived on Painful Convictions
| date = [[1994-09-08]]
| accessdate = 2007-03-31}}</ref> Around this time, Reznor's studio perfectionism,<ref>{{cite journal
| title = Trent Reznor
| journal = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]
| date = January 1998
| issue = 114}}</ref> struggles with addiction, and bouts of writer's block prolonged the production of a follow-up record.<ref name = "Hell">{{cite journal
| title = To Hell and back
| author = Chick, Steve
| journal = [[Kerrang!]]
| date = [[2005-03-30]]}}</ref>


Previous Y-chromosome and mtDNA analysis<ref>[http://www.scs.uiuc.edu/~mcdonald/WorldHaplogroupsMaps.pdf World Haplogroups Maps]</ref> already pointed to [[Paleolithic]] ancestry among Iberian populations. Although this methodology does not provide strong inferences on genetic population structure, it is useful in tracing parts of the routes of migration in the populating of Europe. Both Y-chromosome haplogroups [[R1b]] and Mtdna haplogroup H, reach frequencies above 60% in most of [[Iberian Peninsula|Iberia]], R1b peaking at 90% in the Basque region.<ref name="Reducedgeneticstructure">
Five years elapsed before Nine Inch Nails' next major album, ''[[The Fragile]]'', a [[double CD]] that debuted in September 1999 at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 228,000 copies in its first week and receiving favorable reviews.<ref name="Bleak">{{cite journal
{{Citation
| last = Soeder
| last1 = Dupanloup | first1 = Isabelle
| first = John
| last2 = Bertorelle | first2 = Giorgio
| title = Rock's outlook bleak, but this Nail won't bend
| last3 = Chikhi | first3 = Lounès
| journal = Cleveland.com
| last4 = Barbujani | first4 = Guido
| date=[[2000-04-09]]}}</ref> Another six years elapsed before Nine Inch Nails' next full-length album, ''[[With Teeth]]'', which also debuted on the top of the Billboard 200.<ref name="BillboardHistory">{{cite web
| author4-link = Guido Barbujani
| url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=5315&model.vnuAlbumId=1079172
| title = Reduced genetic structure of the Iberian peninsula revealed by Y-chromosome analysis: implications for population demography
| title = Artist Chart History - Nine Inch Nails
| journal = [[Molecular Biology and Evolution (journal)|Molecular Biology and Evolution]]
| publisher = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| volume = 21
| accessdate = 2006-12-18}}</ref> The album was written and recorded following Reznor's battle with, and recovery from, alcoholism and substance abuse.<ref name="SMH">{{cite web
| issue = 7
| url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/music/hammer-time-over/2005/08/04/1122748732635.html
| title = Hammer time over
| pages = 1361-1372
| publisher = [[Oxford University Press]]
| author = Roberts, Jo
| publisher = [[Sydney Morning Herald]]
| location = [[Oxford]]
| date = [[2005-08-05]]
| date = [[2004]]-[[March 24|03-24]]
| year = 2004
| accessdate = 2006-11-28}}</ref>
| url = http://hpgl.stanford.edu/publications/EJHG_2004_v12_p855.pdf
| doi = 10.1093/molbev/msh135
| issn = 0737-4038}}.([[Portable Document Format|PDF]])</ref> This shows an ancestral bond between Iberia and the rest of [[western Europe]], and in particular with [[Atlantic Europe]], which share high frequencies of these haplogroups. Y-chromosome and mtDNA analysis seems to support the theory according to which founder populations in northern Iberia colonized the rest of western Europe at the end of the last glaciation.<ref name="SummarizedPercentFrequencies">
{{Citation
| last1 = Flores | first1 = Carlos
| last2 = Maca-Meyer | first2 = Nicole
| last3 = González | first3 = Ana M
| last4 = Oefner | first4 = Peter J
| last5 = Shen | first5 = Peidong
| last6 = Pérez | first6 = Jose A
| last7 = Rojas | first7 = Antonio
| last8 = Larruga | first8= Jose M
| last9 = Underhill | first9 = Peter A
| title = Summarized Percent Frequencies of R1b, R1a, I1b* (xM26), E3b1 and J2e
| journal = [[European Journal of Human Genetics]]
| volume = 12
| issue =
| pages = 855–863
| publisher = [[Nature Publishing Group]]
| location = [[London]]
| date = [[2004]]-[[July 28|07-28]]
| year = 2004
| url = http://mbe.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/22/10/1964/TBL1
| doi = 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201225
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In fact, according to one article, the main components in the European genomes appear to derive from ancestors whose features were similar to those of modern Basques and Near Easterners, with average values greater than 35% for both these parental populations, regardless of whether or not molecular information is taken into account. The lowest degree of both Basque and Near Eastern admixture is found in Finland, whereas the highest values are, respectively, 70% in Spain and more than 60% in the Balkans.<ref name="WeightedAverageAcrossLoci">
Nine Inch Nails' 2007 major studio recording, ''[[Year Zero (album)|Year Zero]]'', was released alongside an [[Year Zero (alternate reality game)|accompanying alternate reality game]].<ref name="MTVNews">{{cite web
{{Citation
| last = Montgomery
| last1 = Dupanloup | first1 = Isabelle
| first = James
| last2 = Bertorelle | first2 = Giorgio
| url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1552470/20070215/nine_inch_nails.jhtml
| last3 = Chikhi | first3 = Lounès
| title = Weird web trail: conspiracy theory — or marketing for nine inch nails LP?
| last4 = Barbujani | first4 = Guido
| publisher = [[MTV News]]
| date = [[2007-02-15]]
| author4-link = Guido Barbujani
| title = Weighted Average Across Loci, and Standard Deviations (SD), of the Estimated Contributions of 4 Parental Populations to European Populations| journal = [[Molecular Biology and Evolution (journal)|Molecular Biology and Evolution]]
| accessdate = 2007-02-15}}</ref> With its lyrics written from the perspective of multiple fictitious characters, Reznor described ''Year Zero'' as a [[concept album]] criticizing the [[United States government]]'s current policies and how they will impact the world 15 years in the future.<ref>{{cite web
| volume = 21
| url = http://www.gigwise.com/news.asp?contentid=29753
| issue = 7
| title = Trent Reznor Blasts the American Government
| publisher = Gigwise.com
| pages = 1361-1372
| publisher = [[Oxford University Press]]
| first = Jason
| last = Gregory
| location = [[Oxford]]
| date = [[2007-03-26]]
| date = [[2004]]-[[March 24|03-24]]
| year = 2004
| accessdate = 2007-04-20}}</ref>
| url = http://mbe.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/21/7/1361/T03
| doi = 10.1093/molbev/msh135
| issn = 0737-4038}}</ref><ref name="EstimatingtheImpactofPrehistoricAdmixture">
{{Citation
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| last2 = Bertorelle | first2 = Giorgio
| last3 = Chikhi | first3 = Lounès
| last4 = Barbujani | first4 = Guido
| author4-link = Guido Barbujani
| title = Estimating the Impact of Prehistoric Admixture on the Genome of Europeans Populations to European Populations
| journal = [[Molecular Biology and Evolution (journal)|Molecular Biology and Evolution]]
| volume = 21
| issue = 7
| pages = 1361-1372
| publisher = [[Oxford University Press]]
| location = [[Oxford]]
| date = [[2004]]-[[March 24|03-24]]
| year = 2004
| url = http://mbe.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/21/7/1361
| doi = 10.1093/molbev/msh135
| issn = 0737-4038}}</ref>


Autosomal studies using a small number of classical genetic markers, supported by more recent analysis of Microsatellite data, have lent support for a large [[Neolithic]] element in the European genome, supporting the [[demic diffusion]] model from the ancient [[Near East]]. This Neolithic component has also been detected at substantial levels in Spain, but at greatly reduced levels to those detected in other European countries to the north and east. Broad gradients across Europe, largely on South East/North West cline using a small number of classical genetic markers would thus link the populations of Western Europe (including Iberia) by a common "paleolithic" ancestry and those of eastern (and particularly south eastern) Europe by a common "neolithic" ancestry<ref name="WeightedAverageAcrossLoci"/> Nevertheless the demic diffusion model remains controversial, to the degree that studies of ancient Mtdna have been interpreted as pointing to the absence of a Neolithic contribution in modern European populations.{{Fact|date=January 2008}}
In March 2008, A message appeared on Nine Inch Nails website saying "2 weeks." Released independently, the instrumental album ''[[Ghosts I–IV]]''. Reznor mentions 'Ghosts I-IV' grew out of ideas during the 2007 tour and set out to record it with "very little forethought".<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/arts/music/08pare.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 Music - Trent Reznor’s Frustration and Fury - Take It. It’s Free. - NYTimes.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


=== The genetic legacy of Muslim rule ===
In April, radio stations in the U.S. began playing the single ''[[Discipline (song)|Discipline]]''. Again, the message "2 weeks" appeared on the website. On May 5, Nine Inch Nails released the studio album [[The Slip (album)|''The Slip'']] via free [[digital download]]. In his appreciation for his following and fan base, and having no contractual obligation, he made "The Slip" available for free on his website, stating “This one’s on me.” The album was downloaded more than a million times before the end of May, according to him.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> For the fans who prefer physical copies, he released the album as a limited edition CD/DVD set in July 2008 and as an [[LP album|LP]] in August.<ref>[http://theslip.nin.com/physical/ nine inch nails: the slip limited edition CD/DVD and deluxe vinyl]</ref>
There exists a number of studies which focus on the genetic impact of the eight centuries of [[Timeline of the Muslim presence in the Iberian peninsula|Muslim rule in the Iberian peninsula]] ([[al-Andalus]]) on the genetic make up of the Iberian population. Recent studies agree that there is a genetic relationship between (particularly southern) Iberia and North Africa as a result of this period of history. Iberia is the only region in Europe with a presence of the typically [[North West Africa]]n Y-chromosome haplotypes E-M81<ref>
{{cite web |url=http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1181965&rendertype=figure&id=FG1
|title=Phylogeny and frequency distributions of Hg E and its main subclades |accessdate=2007-04-25 |format= |work=The American Journal of Human Genetics }}</ref><ref>


{{cite web |url=http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1181965
Nine Inch Nails has since gone on tour to support "The Slip", and have for the first time ever incorporated an acoustic set in their shows. Performing select songs off of Ghosts, the "Lights In The Sky" tour has seen Nine Inch Nails also perform sets lasting over 2 hours, and songs not played in over a decade.
|title=Origin, Diffusion, and Differentiation of Y-Chromosome Haplogroups E and J |accessdate=2007-04-25 |format= |work=The American Journal of Human Genetics }}</ref> and Haplotype Va<ref>


{{cite web |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=17216803&query_hl=9&itool=pubmed_docsum
==Criticisms of the music industry==
|title=North African Berber and Arab influences in the western Mediterranean revealed by Y-chromosome DNA haplotypes. |accessdate=2007-04-25 |format= |work=PubMed.org }}</ref>. A thorough Y-chromosome analysis of the Iberian peninsula reveal that haplotype E-M81 surpasses frequencies of 10% in Southern Iberia.<ref>[http://hpgl.stanford.edu/publications/EJHG_2004_v12_p855.pdf Reduced genetic structure of the Iberian peninsula revealed by Y-chromosome analysis: implications for population demography]</ref>As for Mtdna analysis (Mitochondrial DNA), Iberia has much higher frequencies of typically North African Haplogroup U6 than those generally observed in Europe.<ref>"''Haplogroup U6 is present at frequencies ranging from 0 to 7% in the various Iberian populations, with an average of 1.8%. Given that the frequency of U6 in NW Africa is 10%, '''the mtDNA contribution of NW Africa to Iberia can be estimated at 18%. This is larger than the contribution estimated with Y-chromosomal lineages (7%) (Bosch et al. 2001).''' ''" [http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1046/j.1469-1809.2003.00039.x/abs Joining the Pillars of Hercules: mtDNA Sequences Show Multidirectional Gene Flow in the Western Mediterranean (2003)]</ref><ref>"''Although the absolute value of observed U6 frequency in Iberia is low, it reveals a '''considerable North African female contribution''', if we keep in mind that haplogroup U6 is not very common in North Africa itself and virtually absent in the rest of Europe. Indeed, because the range of variation in western North Africa is 4-28%, the estimated '''minimum input is 8.54%'''.
In May 2007, Reznor made a post on the official Nine Inch Nails website condemning [[Universal Music Group]]—the parent company of the band's record label, [[Interscope Records]]—for their pricing and distribution plans for Nine Inch Nail's 2007 album ''Year Zero''.<ref name="RollingStoneKreps">{{cite web
''"[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&uid=16201138&cmd=showdetailview&indexed=google African female heritage in Iberia: a reassessment of mtDNA lineage distribution in present times (2005)]</ref><ref>"''Our results clearly reinforce, extend, and clarify the preliminary clues of an '''important mtDNA contribution from northwest Africa into the Iberian Peninsula''' (Côrte-Real et al., 1996; Rando et al., 1998; Flores et al., 2000a; Rocha et al., 1999)(...) Our own data allow us to make '''minimal estimates''' of the maternal African pre-Neolithic, Neolithic, and/or recent slave trade input into Iberia. For the former, we consider only the mean value of the U6 frequency in northern African populations, excluding Saharans, Tuareg, and Mauritanians (16%), as the pre-Neolithic frequency in that area, and the present frequency in the whole Iberian Peninsula (2.3%) as the result of the northwest African gene flow at that time. '''The value obtained (14%)''' could be as high as '''35%''' using the data of Corte-Real et al. (1996), or '''27%''' with our north Portugal sample.''" [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&uid=12627534&cmd=showdetailview&indexed=google Mitochondrial DNA affinities at the Atlantic fringe of Europe (2003)]</ref>. North African ancestry in Iberia (Algarve and Alentejo, Portugal) is largely on the maternal side where the mtDNA contribution of NW Africa to Iberia (given that the average frequency of U6 is 10% in NW Africa compared with 1.8% in Iberia) can be estimated at 8% <ref>"''Haplogroup U6 is present at frequencies ranging from 0 to 7% in the various Iberian populations , with an average of 1.8%. Given that the frequency of U6 in NW Africa is 10%, the mtDNA contribution of NW Africa to Iberia can be estimated at 18%''" [http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1046/j.1469-1809.2003.00039.x/abs Joining the Pillars of Hercules: mtDNA Sequences Show Multidirectional Gene Flow in the Western Mediterranean]</ref><ref>"''Although the absolute value of observed U6 frequency in Iberia is low, it reveals a considerable North African female contribution, if we keep in mind that haplogroup U6 is not very common in North Africa itself and virtually absent in the rest of Europe. Indeed, because the range of variation in western North Africa is 4-28%, the estimated '''minimum input''' is 8.54%.
| last = Kreps
+ ''"[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&uid=16201138&cmd=showdetailview&indexed=google African female heritage in Iberia: a reassessment of mtDNA lineage distribution in present times]</ref>.
| first = Daniel
| title = Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor Slams Records Labels for Sorry State of the Industry
| publisher = ''Rolling Stone''
|date = [[2007-05-14]]
| url = http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/05/14/nine-inch-nails-trent-reznor-slams-records-labels-for-sorry-state-of-the-industry/
| accessdate = 2007-05-19}}</ref> He labeled the company's retail pricing of ''Year Zero'' in Australia as "ABSURD",{{sic}} concluding that "as a reward for being a 'true fan' you get ripped off". Reznor went on to say that as "the climate grows more and more desperate for record labels, their answer to their mostly self-inflicted wounds seems to be to screw the consumer over even more".<ref name="UMG">{{cite web
| url = http://www.nin.com/tr
| accessdate = 2007-08-22
| last = Reznor
| first = Trent
| title = Updates from Trent
| date = [[2007-05-13]]
| publisher = Nine Inch Nails
| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070517041353rn_1/nin.com/tr/
| archivedate = 2007-05-17}}</ref> Reznor's post, specifically his criticism of the recording industry at large, elicited considerable media attention.<ref name="Reznor Smashes UMG">{{cite web
| title = Reznor Smashes UMG, Websites Write About It
| publisher = The NIN Hotline
| date = [[2007-05-17]]
| url = http://www.theninhotline.net/news/archives/backissue.php?y=07&m=5#1179461909
| accessdate = 2007-05-19}}</ref> In September 2007, Reznor continued his attack on Universal Music Group at a concert in Australia, urging fans there to "steal" his music online instead of purchasing it legally.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/steal-away-steal-steal-and-steal-some-more/2007/09/18/1189881482912.html
| title = Nails frontman urges fans to steal music
| publisher = [[Sydney Morning Herald]]
| date = 2007-09-18
| accessdate = 2007-09-18
| last = Moses
| first = Asher}}</ref> Reznor went on to encourage the crowd to "steal and steal and steal some more and give it to all your friends and keep on stealin'".<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.theninhotline.net/news/archives/backissue.php?y=07&m=9#1189989696
| title = Trent follows up on Universal AU
| publisher = The NIN Hotline
| date = 2007-09-16
| accessdate = 2007-09-18}}</ref>


This region also has the highest frequency of haplogroup L of [[Sub-Saharan]] origin (especially in southern Portugal and to a lesser extent Andalusia) mostly as a result of [[Berber people|Berber]] colonisation and, to a lesser extent [[African slavery]], both during and after Muslim rule.<ref> {{cite web |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sub-Saharan_DNA_admixture_in_Europe |title=Sub-Saharan DNA admixture in Europe |accessdate=2007-04-25 |format= |work=Wikipedia }}</ref><ref>
Trent Reznor announced later that Nine Inch Nails split from its contractual obligations with [[Interscope Records]], and will distribute its next major albums independently. The last Nine Inch Nails release on Interscope was a [[Year Zero Remixed|remix album]] based on material from ''Year Zero''.<ref name="Interscope split">{{cite web
{{cite web |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=16201138&dopt=Abstract |title=African female heritage in Iberia: a reassessment of mtDNA lineage distribution in present times |accessdate=2007-04-25 |format= |work=PubMed.org }}</ref>
| author = Cohen, Jonathan
| url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003655498
| title = Nine Inch Nails Celebrates Free Agent Status
| accessdate = 2007-10-08
| publisher = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]
| date = [[2007-10-08]]}}</ref> Interscope retains the right to release a "Greatest Hits" album.<ref name="wired full interview">{{cite web
| url = http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/magazine/16-01/ff_arg_reznor
| title = Trent Reznor on Year Zero, Planting Clues, and What's Ludicrous About Being a Musician Today
| accessdate = 2007-12-24
| publisher = [[Wired (magazine)]]
| date = [[2007-12-20]]}}</ref> In March 2008, the sixth studio album by Nine Inch Nails, ''[[Ghosts I–IV]]'', was released independently, under a [[Creative Commons]] license. The seventh studio album, ''[[The Slip (album)|The Slip]]'', was released independently and is available free of charge on the band's website.


==Personal life==
In contrast to his on stage personality, Reznor is often credited to be shy, soft spoken and a bit of a recluse.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> During the five years between his albums ''[[The Downward Spiral]]'' (1994) and ''[[The Fragile]]'' (1999), Trent Reznor struggled with [[clinical depression|depression]], [[social anxiety disorder]], and the death of his grandmother (who raised him). To deal with these issues, Reznor abused alcohol and other drugs. He eventually developed [[alcoholism]] and a [[cocaine addiction]]; however, he was ''not'' using heroin, as had been widely rumored.<ref>{{cite web
| last = Boucher
| first = Geoff
| title = Trent Reznor: Back from the abyss
| publisher = [[Los Angeles Times]]
| date= [[2008-08-31]]
| url = http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-ca-nin31-2008aug31,0,7102117.story
| accessdate = 2008-08-31}}</ref> In 2001, Reznor successfully completed rehab in New Orleans, and eventually moved to Los Angeles. In a 2005 interview with ''[[Kerrang!]]'', Reznor makes a note of his self-destructive past: "There was a persona that had run its course. I needed to get my priorities straight, my head screwed on. Instead of always working, I took a couple of years off, just to figure out who I was and working out if I wanted to keep doing this or not. I had become a terrible addict; I needed to get my shit together, figure out what had happened".<ref name = "Hell">{{cite journal
| title = To Hell and back
| author = Chick, Steve
| journal = [[Kerrang!]]
| date = [[2005-03-30]]}}</ref> Since recovering from his addictions, Reznor admitted in a 2005 interview with ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]'' that "I’m pretty happy right now".<ref>{{cite journal
| last = Stillman
| first = Brian
| title = Tooth & Nail
| publisher = [[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]
| date = [[2005-06-01]]
| url = http://theninhotline.net/archives/articles/manager/display_article.php?id=51
| accessdate = 2007-11-11}}</ref>


Nevertheless, the North African element in modern day Iberians' ancestry is evidently small compared to their pre-Islamic ancestral basis.<ref>Isabelle Dupanloup, Giorgio Bertorelle, Lounès Chikhi, Guido Barbujani (2004) [http://mbe.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/21/7/1361#F04 Estimating the Impact of Prehistoric Admixture on the Genome of Europeans], ''Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution'' '''21''' (7), p. 1361-1372.</ref><ref>[http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1046/j.1469-1809.2003.00039.x/abs/ Joining the Pillars of Hercules: mtDNA Sequences Show Multidirectional Gene Flow in the Western Mediterranean]</ref>
In the late 1990s Reznor was involved in a feud with [[Limp Bizkit]] frontman [[Fred Durst]], calling Durst a "moron" and saying in a 1999 interview in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', "Fred Durst can surf a piece of plywood up my ass".<ref>{{cite web
<ref>[http://mbe.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/21/7/1361#F04 Oxford Journals: Molecular Biology and Evolution]</ref>
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<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.com/~wellsfam/dnaproje/haplogroupR.html Wells Family DNA Project Haplogroup Definitions - R]</ref>
| first = Jerry
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| title = Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor To Produce Limp Bizkit?
A study (published 2007) using 6,501 unrelated Y-chromosome samples from 81 populations found that: “Considering both these E-M78 sub-haplogroups (E-V12, E-V22, E-V65) and the E-M81 haplogroup, the contribution of northern African lineages to the entire male gene pool of Iberia is 5.6%. ”<ref>Fluvio Cruciani, Et al. ,"Tracing Past Human Male Movements in Northern/Eastern Africa and Eurasia: New Clues from Y-Chromosomal Haplogroups E-M78 and J-M12", Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 24, Number 6: June 2007, Oxford University Press, Pp. 1307</ref> <!--When providing a quotation, state who it is from in the prose as well as providing a ref. citation to it.-->
| publisher = [[Yahoo! Music]]
| date= [[2002-01-07]]
| url = http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12026296
| accessdate = 2007-11-06}}</ref> However, Reznor is credited as a writer of the song "Hot Dog" on Limp Bizkit's album ''[[Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water]]'', due to this song's use of lyrics from a number of Nine Inch Nails songs.<ref>{{cite web
| title = ACE Title Search - Hot Dog
| publisher = ASCAP ACE
| url = http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=380496384&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1
| accessdate = 2007-11-09}}</ref>


In fact, a European wide study including Spaniards states: No significant correlation is apparent between North African admixture and geography. Genetic exchanges across the Mediterranean Sea, and especially in its western-most part where the geographic distance between continents is smallest (Spain), seem to have been limited or very limited, establishing the North African contribution at 2.5/3.4%. [http://mbe.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/21/7/1361/T03] [http://mbe.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/21/7/1361]
Reznor is a fan of [[David Bowie]], and has cited Bowie's 1977 album ''[[Low (album)|Low]]'' as one of his favorite albums. Reznor has stated that he played the album constantly during the recording of ''The Downward Spiral'' for inspiration.<ref name = "Details">{{cite journal
| last = Heath
| first = Chris
| authorlink = Chris Heath
| title = The Art of Darkness
| journal = [[Details (magazine)|Details]]
| date= April 1995
| url = http://www.9inchnails.com/articles/the-art-of-darkness.php
| accessdate = 2007-12-08}}</ref> In 1995, Nine Inch Nails and David Bowie toured as a co-headlining act on the Outside Tour, and also appears in Bowie's video for "[[I'm Afraid of Americans]]" as Bowie's [[stalking|stalker]]. Reznor also made several remixes for the single release of the same song.<ref name="Afraid of Americans">{{cite web
| title = David Bowie - I'm Afraid of Americans
| publisher = Allmusic
| url = http://wm09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dzfqxqujldae
| accessdate = 2007-11-10}}</ref>


===The Canary Islands===
Allegedly, Reznor had a relationship with [[Tori Amos]] in 1994 when [[The Downward Spiral]] was being made. However, they have both said that they were just friends. It is also thought that Reznor had a short relationship with [[Courtney Love]], also in 1994. Reznor denies this while Love has talked openly about their apparent 'fling'.
The inhabitants of the [[Canary Islands]], hold a gene pool that is halfway between the Iberians and the ancient native population, the [[Guanches]] (a proto-berber population), although with a major Iberian contribution. Guanche genetic markers have also been found, at low frequencies, in peninsular Spain, probably as a result of slavery and/or later immigration from the Canary Islands.<ref>{{cite web Other theories, however, suggest that the native Guanche population may have been of ancient Nordic or Celtic origin, but this in itself is up to dispute. Despite this, the genes of the Guanche people would to some extent be present, albeit on a small scale, in the mainstream Spanish populace. |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15598218&query_hl=14&itool=pubmed_docsum
|title=A tale of aborigines, conquerors and slaves: Alu insertion polymorphisms and the peopling of Canary Islands |accessdate=2007-04-25 |format= |work=PubMed.org }}</ref>


===Other historical influences===
Reznor has also worked to further animal welfare. He narrated a video for [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]], describing the cat and dog fur trade in China and urging viewers to avoid fur clothing.<ref>{{cite web
Apart from the indigenous [[Iberians|Iberian]] peoples, the ancestry of modern Spaniards has also been influenced to a smaller degree by many peoples which have passed on its territory throughout history. These peoples include [[Celts]] ([[Celtiberians]]), [[Phoenicians]] ([[Punics]] or [[Carthaginians]]), [[Greeks]] ([[Ancient Greece|Ancient]] and [[Byzantine]]), [[Ancient Rome|Romans]], [[Germanic tribes]] ([[Vandals]], [[Suebi]] and [[Visigoths]]), [[Saqaliba]]s ([[Slavs]]), [[Alans]], [[Berbers]] and [[Arabs]] ([[Moors]]), [[Jews]] ([[Sephardim]]) or [[Marranos]], and particularly in Andalusia, the [[Roma people]] ([[Gitanos]]).
| url = http://www.peta2.com/OUTTHERE/o-trentreznoripod.asp
| title = Watch Trent Reznor’s New Video
| publisher = PETA
| accessdate = 2008-05-08}}</ref>


===Modern immigration===
==Work outside of Nine Inch Nails==
The population of Spain is becoming increasingly diverse due to recent immigration. Spain now has among the highest per capita immigration rates in the world and the second highest absolute net migration in the World (after the USA).<ref>[http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-NK-06-001/EN/KS-NK-06-001-EN.PDF Eurostat - Population in Europe in 2005]</ref> and immigrants now make up about 10% of the population. Since 2000, Spain has absorbed more than 3 million immigrants, with thousands more arriving each year.<ref>[http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_21/b4035066.htm Spain: Immigrants Welcome]</ref> Immigrant population now tops over 4.5 million.<ref>[http://www.ine.es/prodyser/pubweb/anuario06/anu06_02demog.pdf Instituto Nacional de Estadística: Avance del Padrón Municipal a 1 de enero de 2006. Datos provisionales]</ref> They come mainly from Europe, Latin America and North Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/spain/article/0,,1830838,00.html
Reznor was the credited producer for [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]'s albums ''[[Portrait of an American Family]]'' (1994), ''[[Smells Like Children]]'' (1995), and ''[[Antichrist Superstar]]'' (1996), as well as the soundtrack for the films ''[[Natural Born Killers]]'' and ''[[Lost Highway]]''. Reznor is credited for "Driver Down" and "Videodrones; Questions" on the [[Lost Highway (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] for ''[[Lost Highway]]'', while another track, "[[The Perfect Drug]]," is credited to Nine Inch Nails instead.
|title=Spain attracts record levels of immigrants seeking jobs and sun |accessdate=2007-04-25 |format= |work=The Guardian }}</ref>(see [[Immigration to Spain]]).


== Language ==
Reznor sang backing vocals on "Past the Mission" a 1994 [[Tori Amos]] song on the album [[Under the Pink]]. In 1998 Reznor produced a remix of Notorious B.I.G.'s song "Victory" which also featured Busta Rhymes.
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Languages spoken in Spain include [[Spanish language|Spanish]] (''castellano'' or ''español''), [[Catalan language|Catalan]] (''català'', called ''[[Valencian|valencià]]'' in the [[Valencian Community]]), [[Galician language|Galician]] (''galego''), and [[Basque language|Basque]] (''euskara''). Other languages are [[Asturian Language|Asturian]] (''asturianu''), [[Aranese|Aranese Gascon]] (''aranés''), [[Aragonese language|Aragonese]] (''aragonés''), and [[Leonese language|Leonese]], each with their own various dialects. Although Spanish is but one of the many languages of Spain, it is this language which is commonly known as being the "Spanish language" since it is the official state language, although minority languages are co-official in a number of autonomous communities.


Peninsular Spanish is largely considered to be divided into two main dialects: Castilian Spanish (spoken in the northern half of the country) and Andalusian Spanish (spoken mainly in Andalusia). However, a large part of Spain, including Madrid, Extremadura, Murcia, and Castilla-la Mancha, speak local dialects known as "transitional dialects" between Andalusian and Castilian Spanish.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.proel.org/lenguas.html |title=Lenguas de España |accessdate=2007-04-25 |format= |work=Proel.org }}</ref> The Canary Islands also have a distinct dialect of Castilian Spanish which is very close to [[Caribbean Spanish]]. Linguistically, the Spanish language is a [[Romance languages|Romance language]] and is one of the aspects (including laws and general "ways of life") that makes Spaniards to be labelled a [[Latin European peoples|Latin people]]. The strong [[Arabic influence on the Spanish language|Arabic influence on the language]] (nearly 4,000 words are of Arabic origin, many nouns and few verbs)<ref>The importance of this influence can be seen in words like admiral (almirante), algebra, alchemy and alcohol, to note just a few obvious examples, which entered other European languages, like French, English, German, from Arabic via medieval Spanish. Modern Spanish has more than 100 000 words.[http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:uVnasNhv0pQJ:spanish.about.com/od/spanishvocabulary/a/]</ref> and the independent evolution of the language itself through history, most notably the Basque influence at the formative stage of Castilian Romance, partially explain its difference from other Romance languages. The Basque language left a strong imprint on Spanish both linguistically and phonetically. Other changes in Spanish have come from borrowings from [[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]], although English influence is stronger in Latin America than in Spain.
The original music from [[id Software]]'s video game ''[[Quake]]'' is credited to "Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails";<ref>{{cite web
| title = Full cast and crew for Quake (1996) (VG)
| publisher = Internet Movie Database
| url = http://imdb.com/title/tt0152116/fullcredits
| accessdate = 2007-09-18}}</ref> Reznor helped record sound effects and ambient audio, and the NIN logo appears on ammunition boxes in the game.<ref name="Wired Quake">{{cite web
| title = The Egos at Id
| last = Laidlaw
| first = Marc
| publisher = [[Wired News]]
| date= August 1996
| url = http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.08/id_pr.html
| accessdate = 2007-09-09}}</ref>
Reznor's association with [[id Software]] began with Reznor being a fan of the original ''[[Doom (video game)|Doom]]''. He reunited with id Software in 2003 as the sound engineer for ''[[Doom 3]]'', though due to "time, money and bad management",<ref>{{cite web
| author = Trent Reznor
| title = Nine Inch Nails: Access
| publisher = Nine Inch Nails
| date= [[2004-07-21]]
| url = http://www.nin.com/access/7_21_04/index.php
| accessdate = 2007-11-06
| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070514173115/http://www.nin.com/access/7_21_04/index.php
| archivedate = 2007-05-14}}</ref> he had to abandon the project, and his audio work did not make it into the game's final release.


The number of speakers of [[Names given to the Spanish language|Spanish]] as a mother tongue is roughly 35.6 million, while the vast majority of other groups in Spain such as the [[Galicians]], [[Catalans]], and [[Basque people|Basques]] also speak Spanish as a first or second language, which boosts the number of Spanish speakers to the overwhelming majority of Spain's population of 45.9 million.
Under the band name [[Tapeworm (band)|Tapeworm]], Reznor collaborated over the span of nearly 10 years with [[Danny Lohner]], [[Maynard James Keenan]], and [[Atticus Ross]], but the project was eventually terminated before any official material was released.<ref name="Tapeworm">{{cite web
| url = http://www.nin.com/access/5_08_04/index.asp
| title = Nine Inch Nails: Access
| author = Trent Reznor
| publisher = [[Nine Inch Nails]]
| date = [[2004-05-08]]
| accessdate = 2007-05-21
| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070718105114/http://www.nin.com/access/5_08_04/index.asp
| archivedate = 2007-06-18}}</ref> The only known released Tapeworm material was a reworked version of a track called "Vacant," retitled "[[Passive (song)|Passive]]," on [[A Perfect Circle]]'s 2004 album ''[[eMOTIVe]]''.<ref name="Vacant/Passive">{{cite web
| title = A Perfect Circle – eMOTIVe
| publisher = Sputnik Music
| date = [[2005-07-26]]
| url = http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=1021
| accessdate = 2007-11-11}}</ref>


Spanish was exported to the Americas due to over three centuries of Spanish colonial rule starting with the arrival of [[Christopher Columbus]] to [[Santo Domingo]] in 1492. Spanish is spoken natively by over 400 million people and spans across most countries of the Americas; from the [[Southwestern United States]] in North America down to [[Tierra del Fuego]], the most southernly region of South America in [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]]. [[Mexico]] has the largest Spanish-speaking population in the world with approximately 100 million speakers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uis.edu/clas/online/factsaboutspanish.html |title=Spanish for Cultural Literacy Online |accessdate=2007-04-25 |format=html |work=University of Illinois at Springfield }}</ref> A variety of the language, known as Judæo-Spanish or [[Ladino]] (or [[Haketia]] in Morocco), is still spoken by descendants of Sephardim (Spanish and Portuguese Jews) who fled Spain following a [[Alhambra decree|decree of expulsion of Moors and Jews]] in 1492. Also, a Spanish [[creole language]] known as [[Chabacano]] is spoken by nearly 1 million people in the [[Philippines]], which developed from the mix of Spanish and native [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] and [[Cebuano language]]s during Spain's rule of the country through Mexico from 1565 to 1898. In [[Russia]], the Spaniards who moved there during World War II speak a mix of Russian and Spanish. Some speak Catalan.
In 2006, Reznor played his first "solo" show(s) at [[Neil Young]]'s annual [[Bridge School Benefit]]. Backed by a four piece string section, he performed stripped-down versions of many Nine Inch Nails songs.<ref name="Bridge School">{{cite web
| last = Maher
| first = Dave
| title = Brian Wilson, Neil Young, Reznor Play Bridge Benefit
| publisher = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| date= [[2006-09-12]]
| url = http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/38490-brian-wilson-neil-young-reznor-play-bridge-benefit
| accessdate = 2007-11-07}}</ref>


== Religion ==
Reznor co-produced [[Saul Williams]]' 2007 album ''[[The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!]]'' after Williams toured with Nine Inch Nails in 2005 and 2006. Reznor convinced Williams to release the album as a free download, while giving fans the option of paying $5 for higher quality files, or downloading all of the songs at a lower quality for free.<ref name="CNET Niggy Tadust">{{cite web
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| last = Sandoval
According to several sources (Spanish official polls and others, www.ine.es), about 76% self-identify as Christian [[Catholics]], about 2% with another religious faith, and about 19% identify as non-believers or atheists.
| first = Greg
| title = Trent Reznor: Take my music, please
| publisher = [[News.com]]
| date= [[2007-10-30]]
| url = http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9807934-7.html
| accessdate = 2007-11-07}}</ref><ref name="NY Entertainment Niggy Tardust">{{cite web
| last = Westhoff
| first = Ben
| title = Trent Reznor and Saul Williams Discuss Their New Collaboration, Mourn OiNK
| publisher = ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]''
| date= [[2007-10-30]]
| url = http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/10/trent_reznor_and_saul_williams.html
| accessdate = 2007-11-07}}</ref>


== Other related peoples ==
Reznor was also credited as "Musical Consultant" on the 2004 film ''[[Man on Fire (2004 film)|Man on Fire]]''.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0328107/fullcredits Man on Fire (2004) - Full cast and crew<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The movie features six [[Nine Inch Nails]] songs.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0722153/ Trent Reznor<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
[[Image:Spanish Empire-World Map.png|thumb|right|360px|A map of the [[Spanish Empire]].]]


Hundreds of millions of Spanish descendants can be found throughout the [[Hispanic]] countries of [[Latin America]] in the form of ''[[Spanish Criollo peoples|criollos]]'' (predominantly Spaniards born in the Americas), ''[[mestizo]]s'' (mixed Spanish/Amerindian), ''[[mulato]]s'' (mixed Spanish/African) or triracial (Spanish/African/Amerindian). In the United States, the number of [[Mexican-Americans]] represent a significant portion of the Spanish descended population, as the majority of over 70% of the population of Mexico have Spanish ancestry, though most also have Amerindian ancestry. See [[Demographics of Mexico]].
== Influence ==
Reznor's work as Nine Inch Nails has influenced many newer artists, which according to Reznor range from "generic imitations" dating from the band's initial success to younger bands echoing his style in a "truer, less imitative way".<ref>{{cite journal
| title = Geoff Rickly interviews Trent Reznor
| last = Rickly
| first = Geoff
| authorlink = Geoff Rickly
| journal = [[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]
| date = [[2004-06-26]]}}</ref> Following the release of ''The Downward Spiral'', mainstream artists began to take notice of Nine Inch Nails' influence: David Bowie compared NIN's impact to that of [[The Velvet Underground]].<ref name= "Bowie">{{cite journal
| title = Nine Inch Nails
| last = Bowie
| first = David
| authorlink = David Bowie
| journal = [[Rolling Stone]]
| issue = 972
| date = [[2005-04-21]]
| url = http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/7250012/94_nine_inch_nails
| accessdate = 2007-03-13}}</ref> In 1997, Reznor appeared in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine's list of the year's most influential people, and ''Spin'' magazine described him as "the most vital artist in music."<ref name="Time" /> [[Bob Ezrin]], producer for [[Pink Floyd]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[Alice Cooper]], and [[Peter Gabriel]], described Reznor in 2007 as a "true visionary" and advised aspiring artists to take note of his no-compromise attitude.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://torontoist.com/2007/04/thank_god_for_t.php
| title = 'Thank God for Trent Reznor'
| publisher = The Torontoist
| date = [[2007-04-19]]
| accessdate = 2007-04-20
| first = Marc
| last = Lostracco}}</ref> During a rare appearance at the ''[[Kerrang!]]'' Awards in [[London]] that year, Reznor accepted the ''Kerrang!'' Icon, honoring Nine Inch Nails' long-standing influence on rock music.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20070823_kerrang.shtml
| title = Kerrang Awards revealed
| publisher = [[BBC 6]]
| date = [[2007-08-23]]
| accessdate = 2007-09-12}}</ref>
Timbaland, one of pop music's most successful producers in recent years has cited Trent Reznor as his favorite studio producer. <ref>[http://music.guardian.co.uk/urban/story/0,,2123761,00.html Soundtrack of my life: Timbaland | Music | Observer Music Monthly<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


On a smaller scale, in addition to approximately 17,000 Spanish citizens in the Philippines, there is also a small but important minority of [[Filipinos of Spanish descent]]s (mixed Spanish / [[Austronesian people|Austronesian]] ancestry), with a total of 3,500,000.
==Discography==

{{main|Trent Reznor discography}}
== Spanish heritage in the Americas ==
{{seealso|Nine Inch Nails discography}}
A vast majority of the total ascendance of people living in [[Latin America]] has predominantly Spanish ancestry .

<div style="font-size:90%;">Situation in the United States of America:</div>
{{legend|#0000FF|States of the U.S. where Spanish has no official status but is spoken by 25% or more of the population.}}
{{legend|#0080FF|States of the U.S. where Spanish has no official status but is spoken by 10-20% of the population.}}
{{legend|#78C0FF|States of the U.S. where Spanish has no official status but is spoken by 5-9.9% of the population.}}
{{legend|#B3D9FF|Countries and regions where the Spanish language is spoken without official recognition, or where Spanish-based créole languages (Chavacano, etc) are spoken, with or without official recognition, and areas with a strong Hispanic influence.
<br>'''NOTE:''' For detailed information about the sources taken to make the map, [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Map-Hispanophone_World.png#Sources_for_the_legend see its description page]}}]]

Spanish make-up in Latin America may be mixed with different ethnicities from different places around the world: For example, in Mexico it is mainly mixed [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] ancestry, in Colombia it is mixed with Native American and [[African]] ancestry, in the [[Dominican Republic]], [[Cuba]] and [[Puerto Rico]] it is mixed with [[Taino]] and [[African]], in Argentina it is mixed with other European groups, such as the [[Italian people|Italian]], the [[German people|Germans]], and the [[Irish people|Irish]], and in Chile it is mixed mainly with both Native Americans and other European and Middle-eastern groups.

Spanish culture had even greater impact than the mere arrival of Spaniards in [[the Americas]]. This can be seen in the fact that Spanish is spoken as official language in almost all, if not in all, countries conquered by the Spanish Reign, and the [[Roman Catholic]] religion is the main religion in the region. There are other matters, such as [[architecture]] and [[politics]], that show the major influence that Spain has had in [[Latin America]]. In the United States, more than 15% of the population is of Hispanic origins, with more than 40 million people who are partly or fully of Spanish ancestry.

===Spanish Identities===
Within the broader Spanish identity are long standing subidentities:
*[[Andalusian people]]
*[[Aragonese people]]
*[[Asturian people]]
*[[Basque people]]
*[[Canarian people]]
*[[Cantabrian people]]
*[[Catalan people]]
*[[Castilian people]]
*[[Galician people]]
*[[Leonese people]]

=== Spanish nationality and regional movements ===
{{Main|Nationalisms and regionalisms of Spain}}
{{See|Nationalities and regions of Spain}}

===Languages of Spain===
{{Main|Languages of Spain}}
====Official languages====
* [[Spanish language|Spanish]] (see also [[Spanish dialects and varieties#Spain|dialects and varieties]])
* [[Catalan language|Catalan/Balearic/Valencian]]
* [[Basque language|Basque]]
* [[Galician language|Galician]]
* [[Aranese language|Aranese]]

====Unofficial languages====
* [[Aragonese language|Aragonese]]
* [[Asturian language|Asturian]] with Official Recognition in Asturias
* [[Ladino]]
* [[Leonese language|Leonese]] with Official Recognition in Castile and León
* [[Murcian Spanish|Murcian language]]

===Ancient Spanish peoples===
* [[Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula]]
* [[Iberians]]
* [[Basques]]
* [[Celts]]
* [[Greeks]]
* [[Ancient Rome|Romans]]
* [[Vandals]]
* [[Suebi]]
* [[Visigoths]]
* [[History of the Jews in Spain|Jews]]
* [[Moors]]

===People with Spanish ancestry===
* [[Spanish American]]s
* [[Spanish Argentine]]s
* [[Spanish Brazilian]]s
* [[Spanish Briton]]s
* [[Canadians of Spanish descent|Spanish Canadians]]
* [[Spanish Chilean]]s
* [[Filipinos of Spanish descent|Spanish Filipinos]]
* [[Spanish Mexican]]s
* [[Spanish Peruvian]]s
* [[South Africans of Hispanic descent|Spanish South Africans]]
* [[Criollo (people)|Criollos]]
* [[Ethnic groups in Central America]]
* [[White Latin American]]s


==Footnotes==
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==References==
* Castro, Americo. Willard F. King and Selma Margaretten, trans. ''The Spaniards: An Introduction to Their History''. Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1980. ISBN 0520041771.
* Chapman, Robert. ''Emerging Complexity: The Later Pre-History of South-East Spain, Iberia, and the West Mediterranean''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. ISBN 0521232074.
* Goodwin, Godfrey. ''Islamic Spain''. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1990. ISBN 0877016925.
* Harrison, Richard. ''Spain at the Dawn of History: Iberians, Phoenicians, and Greeks''. New York: Thames & Hudson, 1988. ISBN 0500021112.
* James, Edward (ed.). ''Visigothic Spain: New Approaches''. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1980. ISBN 0198225431.
* Thomas, Hugh. ''The Slave Trade: The History of the Atlantic Slave Trade 1440 – 1870''. London: Picador, 1997. ISBN 033035437X.


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Spanish people
Pueblo español
Regions with significant populations
Spain Spain 40 million
(Spanish descent only)
 Argentina25 mill (>30 mill1)[1]
Brazil Brazil15 mill (>20 mill4)[2]
 Mexico15 mill (c. 75 mill1)
 Chile9.5 mill (c. 15 mill2)
 Colombia8.4 mill (>42 mill1)[3]
Cuba Cuba7 mill (c. 10 mill2)[4]
Venezuela Venezuela5.6 mill (c. 22 mill2)[5]
Peru Peru5.4 mill (c. 17 mill2)[6]
Costa Rica Costa Rica3.2 mill (c. 4 mill2)[7]
 Puerto Rico3.2 mill[8]
United States USA2,487,092 (>35 mill3)
[9]
Uruguay Uruguay1.8 mill (>3 mill1)[10]
 France1.5 mill[11]
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic1.5 mill (c. 9.1 mill2)[12]
Bolivia Bolivia1.3 mill (c. 4.4 mill2)[13]
Ecuador Ecuador0.9 mill (c. 9.5 mill2)[14]
Nicaragua Nicaragua0.9 mill (c. 4.7 mill2)[15]
 El Salvador0.6 mill (c. 6.7 mill2)[16]
Guatemala Guatemala0.5 mill (c. 7.3 mill2)[17]
United Kingdom United Kingdom0.33 mill (inc. through Latin American ancestries[citation needed]
Panama Panama0.3 mill (c. 2.5 mill2)[18]
Paraguay Paraguay0.3 mill (c. 4.3 mill2)[citation needed]
Honduras Honduras0.2 mill (c. 6.7 mill2)[citation needed]
Germany Germany130,000[19]
Switzerland Switzerland84,000[citation needed]
Australia Australia75,237 (c. 50,0001)[20]
Canada Canada66,545 (213,1051)
[21]
Belize Belize45,000[22]
Belgium Belgium43,000[23]
Languages
Spanish, and other languages of Spain.
Religion
Christianity (Predominantly Roman Catholic) and others, including atheists
Related ethnic groups
Portuguese, Italians, and French.

#Including those of mixed Spanish and other European ancestry, mestizos and/or mulattos.
  1. Including mestizos and/or mulattos.
  2. Including those of mixed Spanish and other European ancestry, other Hispanics of direct Spanish descent, and Spanish-descended mestizos and mulattos.
  3. Including Brazilians of mixed Spanish and other European ancestry, and Spanish-descended mestizos and/or mulattos.
  4. Including Filipino mestizos.

Spanish people or Spaniards are a nation or ethnic group native to Spain, in the Iberian Peninsula of southwestern Europe. They are one of the Latin European peoples and have somewhat varied origins apart from the indigenous Iberian peoples, due to Spaniards' long history of migrations. Substantial populations descended from Spanish colonists and immigrants also exist in other parts of the world, most notably in Latin America. A more orthodox analysis would be used to class these groups as Spanish, based on common language, culture, and a sense of shared ancestry.

Historical background

The earliest modern humans inhabiting Spain are believed to have been Paleolithic peoples that may have arrived in the Iberian Peninsula as early as 35,000-40,000 years ago. In more recent times the Iberians are believed to have arrived or developed in the region between the 4th millennium BC and the 3rd millennium BC, initially settling along the Mediterranean coast.

Celtic tribes arrived in Iberia between the 9th century BC and the 6th century BC. The Celts merged with the Iberians in central Spain, creating a local hybrid culture known as Celtiberian. In addition, a group known as the Tartessians and later Turdetanians inhabited southwestern Spain and who are believed to have developed a separate civilization of Phoenician influence. The seafaring Phoenicians, Greeks and Carthaginians successively settled along the Mediterranean coast and founded trading colonies there over a period of several centuries. The Second Punic War between the Carthaginians and Romans was fought mainly in what is now Spain and Portugal.[24]

The Roman Republic annexed Iberia during the 2nd century BC and transformed most of the region into a series of Latin-speaking provinces. As a result of Roman colonization, the majority of local languages, with the exception of Basque, stem from a type of vulgarized Latin that was spoken in Hispania (Roman Iberia), which evolved into the modern languages of the Iberian peninsula, including Castilian, which became the unifying language of Spain, and now known in many countries as Spanish. Hispania (including Spain, but also Portugal) emerged as an important part of the Roman Empire and produced notable historical figures such as Trajan, Hadrian and Seneca.

The Germanic Vandals and their subordinates the Iranic Alans arrived around 409 AD, but were displaced to North Africa by another Germanic tribe, the Visigoths who conquered the region around 415 AD and became the dominant power in Iberia for three centuries. The Vandals may have given their name to the region, which was originally "Vandalucia" or land of the Vandals (which would be the source of Al-Andalus the Arab name of this Iberian region). Iberian-Roman culture eventually romanized the Visigoths and other tribes. Another Germanic tribe, the Suebi (including the Buri), who arrived at roughly the same time as the Vandals, became established in the old North western Roman province of Gallaecia a kingdom which survived until late 6th century when it too was integrated by the Visigoths.

In 711, the Iberian Peninsula was invaded by Muslim Arab-Berbers, popularly known as the Moors, who conquered nearly all the peninsula except the Kingdom of Asturias in the very northern part and subsequently ruled part of the region as Al-Andalus, but were driven south during their reign, ruling areas from between three to nearly eight centuries, ending with their defeat in 1492. These Muslim invaders were mainly of Berber origin with prominent Arab tribal leaders mixed in and they converted many locals to Islam to the point that at certain points in time Muslims outnumbered Christians. Muslims of Hispanic origin were generally known as Muladis (or Muwalladin in Arabic), "those born of foreign parentage" (though the idea "foreign" in this case meant "foreign" to the Arab and Berbers). Muslim Iberia was known as Al-Andalus. Ultimately, most Muslims and Sephardi Jews were either converted to Christianism or expelled after the Christian reconquest (Reconquista).

The union of the christians Kingdoms of Castille and Aragon and the conquest of Granada led to the formation of the Spanish state as we know it today and thus to the development of Spanish identity in the form of one people.

Ethnicities and regions

Spain's nationalities

Valencian girls in historical costumes.

Spain itself consists of various regional nationalities including the Castilians[25], the Catalans, Valencians and Balearics (speakers of Catalan, a distinct Romance language in eastern Spain), the Navarro-Basques and the Basques (people inhabiting the Basque country and Navarre), and the Galicians, who speak a language which is very close to Portuguese. Regional diversity is important to many Spaniards, and some regions (other than the ones associated with the different nationalities) also have strong local identities and dialects such as Asturias, Aragon, the Canary Islands, León and Andalusia.

Spanish women in Jerez.
Spanish girl

The Roma

Spain is home to around 700,000 Spanish-Roma (Gitanos). Roma are a formerly-nomadic group, which spread across Western Asia, North Africa and Europe, reaching Spain in the 15th century. Gitanos, for a number of historical and cultural reasons are not considered a separate or "foreign" population in Spain, but a distinct ethnicity which overlaps with the wider Spanish ethnicity. Indeed, Gitanos play an important role in particularly Andalusian folklore, music and culture. There are no official statistics on the Gitano population in Spain. Estimates range from 600 000 to 700 000, making Spain, together with Romania and Bulgaria, home to one of the largest Roma communities in Europe. Over 40% of Gitanos live in the region of Andalusia, where they have traditionally enjoyed a higher degree of integration than in the rest of the country. A number of Spanish "gitanos" also live in Southern France, especially in the region of Perpignan.

Ancestry

The ancestry of the Iberian peoples is largely consistent with the geographic position of the Iberian peninsula, located on the extreme southwest of Europe. There are clear connections with the Mediterranean peoples as well as with those of Atlantic and Western Europe.

The Paleolithic and Neolithic basis of modern Iberian ancestry

Recent development of methodologies for defining population structure using genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism markers has led a 2006 study to conclude that there is clear and consistent division between “northern” and “southern” European population groups. This study, involving 74 Spanish participants strongly suggested a close genetic relationship between Greeks, Italians, Portuguese and Spaniards, whereas all European populations north of the Alps and the Pyrenees (except for Ashkenazi Jews) fell squarely into a separate "Northern" population group.[3]

A 2007 European-wide study including Spanish Basques and Valencian Spaniards, found Iberian populations to cluster the furthest from other continental groups, implying that Iberia holds the most ancient European ancestry. In this study, the most prominent genetic stratification in Europe was found to run from the north to the south-east, while another important axis of differentiation runs east-west across the continent. It also found, despite the differences, that all Europeans are closely related.[26]

Previous Y-chromosome and mtDNA analysis[27] already pointed to Paleolithic ancestry among Iberian populations. Although this methodology does not provide strong inferences on genetic population structure, it is useful in tracing parts of the routes of migration in the populating of Europe. Both Y-chromosome haplogroups R1b and Mtdna haplogroup H, reach frequencies above 60% in most of Iberia, R1b peaking at 90% in the Basque region.[28] This shows an ancestral bond between Iberia and the rest of western Europe, and in particular with Atlantic Europe, which share high frequencies of these haplogroups. Y-chromosome and mtDNA analysis seems to support the theory according to which founder populations in northern Iberia colonized the rest of western Europe at the end of the last glaciation.[29]

In fact, according to one article, the main components in the European genomes appear to derive from ancestors whose features were similar to those of modern Basques and Near Easterners, with average values greater than 35% for both these parental populations, regardless of whether or not molecular information is taken into account. The lowest degree of both Basque and Near Eastern admixture is found in Finland, whereas the highest values are, respectively, 70% in Spain and more than 60% in the Balkans.[30][31]

Autosomal studies using a small number of classical genetic markers, supported by more recent analysis of Microsatellite data, have lent support for a large Neolithic element in the European genome, supporting the demic diffusion model from the ancient Near East. This Neolithic component has also been detected at substantial levels in Spain, but at greatly reduced levels to those detected in other European countries to the north and east. Broad gradients across Europe, largely on South East/North West cline using a small number of classical genetic markers would thus link the populations of Western Europe (including Iberia) by a common "paleolithic" ancestry and those of eastern (and particularly south eastern) Europe by a common "neolithic" ancestry[30] Nevertheless the demic diffusion model remains controversial, to the degree that studies of ancient Mtdna have been interpreted as pointing to the absence of a Neolithic contribution in modern European populations.[citation needed]

The genetic legacy of Muslim rule

There exists a number of studies which focus on the genetic impact of the eight centuries of Muslim rule in the Iberian peninsula (al-Andalus) on the genetic make up of the Iberian population. Recent studies agree that there is a genetic relationship between (particularly southern) Iberia and North Africa as a result of this period of history. Iberia is the only region in Europe with a presence of the typically North West African Y-chromosome haplotypes E-M81[32][33] and Haplotype Va[34]. A thorough Y-chromosome analysis of the Iberian peninsula reveal that haplotype E-M81 surpasses frequencies of 10% in Southern Iberia.[35]As for Mtdna analysis (Mitochondrial DNA), Iberia has much higher frequencies of typically North African Haplogroup U6 than those generally observed in Europe.[36][37][38]. North African ancestry in Iberia (Algarve and Alentejo, Portugal) is largely on the maternal side where the mtDNA contribution of NW Africa to Iberia (given that the average frequency of U6 is 10% in NW Africa compared with 1.8% in Iberia) can be estimated at 8% [39][40].

This region also has the highest frequency of haplogroup L of Sub-Saharan origin (especially in southern Portugal and to a lesser extent Andalusia) mostly as a result of Berber colonisation and, to a lesser extent African slavery, both during and after Muslim rule.[41][42]


Nevertheless, the North African element in modern day Iberians' ancestry is evidently small compared to their pre-Islamic ancestral basis.[43][44] [45] [46] [47] A study (published 2007) using 6,501 unrelated Y-chromosome samples from 81 populations found that: “Considering both these E-M78 sub-haplogroups (E-V12, E-V22, E-V65) and the E-M81 haplogroup, the contribution of northern African lineages to the entire male gene pool of Iberia is 5.6%. ”[48]

In fact, a European wide study including Spaniards states: No significant correlation is apparent between North African admixture and geography. Genetic exchanges across the Mediterranean Sea, and especially in its western-most part where the geographic distance between continents is smallest (Spain), seem to have been limited or very limited, establishing the North African contribution at 2.5/3.4%. [4] [5]

The Canary Islands

The inhabitants of the Canary Islands, hold a gene pool that is halfway between the Iberians and the ancient native population, the Guanches (a proto-berber population), although with a major Iberian contribution. Guanche genetic markers have also been found, at low frequencies, in peninsular Spain, probably as a result of slavery and/or later immigration from the Canary Islands.[49]

Other historical influences

Apart from the indigenous Iberian peoples, the ancestry of modern Spaniards has also been influenced to a smaller degree by many peoples which have passed on its territory throughout history. These peoples include Celts (Celtiberians), Phoenicians (Punics or Carthaginians), Greeks (Ancient and Byzantine), Romans, Germanic tribes (Vandals, Suebi and Visigoths), Saqalibas (Slavs), Alans, Berbers and Arabs (Moors), Jews (Sephardim) or Marranos, and particularly in Andalusia, the Roma people (Gitanos).

Modern immigration

The population of Spain is becoming increasingly diverse due to recent immigration. Spain now has among the highest per capita immigration rates in the world and the second highest absolute net migration in the World (after the USA).[50] and immigrants now make up about 10% of the population. Since 2000, Spain has absorbed more than 3 million immigrants, with thousands more arriving each year.[51] Immigrant population now tops over 4.5 million.[52] They come mainly from Europe, Latin America and North Africa.[53](see Immigration to Spain).

Language

Languages spoken in Spain include Spanish (castellano or español), Catalan (català, called valencià in the Valencian Community), Galician (galego), and Basque (euskara). Other languages are Asturian (asturianu), Aranese Gascon (aranés), Aragonese (aragonés), and Leonese, each with their own various dialects. Although Spanish is but one of the many languages of Spain, it is this language which is commonly known as being the "Spanish language" since it is the official state language, although minority languages are co-official in a number of autonomous communities.

Peninsular Spanish is largely considered to be divided into two main dialects: Castilian Spanish (spoken in the northern half of the country) and Andalusian Spanish (spoken mainly in Andalusia). However, a large part of Spain, including Madrid, Extremadura, Murcia, and Castilla-la Mancha, speak local dialects known as "transitional dialects" between Andalusian and Castilian Spanish.[54] The Canary Islands also have a distinct dialect of Castilian Spanish which is very close to Caribbean Spanish. Linguistically, the Spanish language is a Romance language and is one of the aspects (including laws and general "ways of life") that makes Spaniards to be labelled a Latin people. The strong Arabic influence on the language (nearly 4,000 words are of Arabic origin, many nouns and few verbs)[55] and the independent evolution of the language itself through history, most notably the Basque influence at the formative stage of Castilian Romance, partially explain its difference from other Romance languages. The Basque language left a strong imprint on Spanish both linguistically and phonetically. Other changes in Spanish have come from borrowings from English and French, although English influence is stronger in Latin America than in Spain.

The number of speakers of Spanish as a mother tongue is roughly 35.6 million, while the vast majority of other groups in Spain such as the Galicians, Catalans, and Basques also speak Spanish as a first or second language, which boosts the number of Spanish speakers to the overwhelming majority of Spain's population of 45.9 million.

Spanish was exported to the Americas due to over three centuries of Spanish colonial rule starting with the arrival of Christopher Columbus to Santo Domingo in 1492. Spanish is spoken natively by over 400 million people and spans across most countries of the Americas; from the Southwestern United States in North America down to Tierra del Fuego, the most southernly region of South America in Chile and Argentina. Mexico has the largest Spanish-speaking population in the world with approximately 100 million speakers.[56] A variety of the language, known as Judæo-Spanish or Ladino (or Haketia in Morocco), is still spoken by descendants of Sephardim (Spanish and Portuguese Jews) who fled Spain following a decree of expulsion of Moors and Jews in 1492. Also, a Spanish creole language known as Chabacano is spoken by nearly 1 million people in the Philippines, which developed from the mix of Spanish and native Tagalog and Cebuano languages during Spain's rule of the country through Mexico from 1565 to 1898. In Russia, the Spaniards who moved there during World War II speak a mix of Russian and Spanish. Some speak Catalan.

Religion

According to several sources (Spanish official polls and others, www.ine.es), about 76% self-identify as Christian Catholics, about 2% with another religious faith, and about 19% identify as non-believers or atheists.

Other related peoples

A map of the Spanish Empire.

Hundreds of millions of Spanish descendants can be found throughout the Hispanic countries of Latin America in the form of criollos (predominantly Spaniards born in the Americas), mestizos (mixed Spanish/Amerindian), mulatos (mixed Spanish/African) or triracial (Spanish/African/Amerindian). In the United States, the number of Mexican-Americans represent a significant portion of the Spanish descended population, as the majority of over 70% of the population of Mexico have Spanish ancestry, though most also have Amerindian ancestry. See Demographics of Mexico.

On a smaller scale, in addition to approximately 17,000 Spanish citizens in the Philippines, there is also a small but important minority of Filipinos of Spanish descents (mixed Spanish / Austronesian ancestry), with a total of 3,500,000.

Spanish heritage in the Americas

A vast majority of the total ascendance of people living in Latin America has predominantly Spanish ancestry .

Situation in the United States of America:
  States of the U.S. where Spanish has no official status but is spoken by 25% or more of the population.
  States of the U.S. where Spanish has no official status but is spoken by 10-20% of the population.
  States of the U.S. where Spanish has no official status but is spoken by 5-9.9% of the population.
  Countries and regions where the Spanish language is spoken without official recognition, or where Spanish-based créole languages (Chavacano, etc) are spoken, with or without official recognition, and areas with a strong Hispanic influence.
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Spanish make-up in Latin America may be mixed with different ethnicities from different places around the world: For example, in Mexico it is mainly mixed Native American ancestry, in Colombia it is mixed with Native American and African ancestry, in the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Puerto Rico it is mixed with Taino and African, in Argentina it is mixed with other European groups, such as the Italian, the Germans, and the Irish, and in Chile it is mixed mainly with both Native Americans and other European and Middle-eastern groups.

Spanish culture had even greater impact than the mere arrival of Spaniards in the Americas. This can be seen in the fact that Spanish is spoken as official language in almost all, if not in all, countries conquered by the Spanish Reign, and the Roman Catholic religion is the main religion in the region. There are other matters, such as architecture and politics, that show the major influence that Spain has had in Latin America. In the United States, more than 15% of the population is of Hispanic origins, with more than 40 million people who are partly or fully of Spanish ancestry.

Spanish Identities

Within the broader Spanish identity are long standing subidentities:

Spanish nationality and regional movements

Languages of Spain

Official languages

Unofficial languages

Ancient Spanish peoples

People with Spanish ancestry

Footnotes

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  2. ^ Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación.
  3. ^ Colombia: Ethnic groups
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  7. ^ The Costa Rican people
  8. ^ Puerto Rico: Ethnic groups
  9. ^ "Ancestry 2000: Census 2000 brief" (pdf). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 5. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
  10. ^ Uruguay: Ethnic groups
  11. ^ "3,7 millions de musulmans en France, Les vrais chiffres". L'Express. 4 December, 2003. Retrieved 2007-07-17. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ Dominican Republic: Ethnic groups
  13. ^ Bolivia: Ethnic groups
  14. ^ Ecuador: Ethnic groups
  15. ^ Nicaragua: Ethnic groups
  16. ^ El Salvador: Ethnic groups
  17. ^ Guatemala Introduction
  18. ^ Panama: Ethnic groups
  19. ^ Relations between Spain and Germany
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