Talk:L'americano (Piccinni)

Latest comment: 12 years ago by Varlaam in topic An American?

An American? edit

What does "an American" mean in a 1772 Italian context?
Simply someone native to the Americas, i.e. a Mexican in this case?
California, that is to say Upper California, not the peninsula (Baja), is not "American" in the English language sense until after the Mexican-American War.
Varlaam (talk) 07:59, 6 December 2011 (UTC)Reply