I always have to explain that we didn't come up with the name, the British did when we were first a colony, almost 500 years ago. Then the US became the first i

I always have to explain that we didn't come up with the name, the British did when we were first a colony, almost 500 years ago. Then the US became the first independent nation in the Americas, so it naturally became the nomenclature for us as a people. If the latin American countries wanted to have claim on the name, they should have had a revolution first instead of copying us decades later. It's not our fault they decided to live under European tyranny for decades longer. If their ancestors weren't so passive, then they would be called Americans, not us. You snooze, you lose. I say all this just to be annoying, of course. When I'm talking to a Latino in person who complains about it, I explain it all in fluent Spanish to make sure my point is well taken. Every country in the world has a name for its people, and that just happens to be ours and it's not going to change any time soon. Besides, not even Spanish speakers enjoy using the word "estadounidenses".