拉美區域民族主義是拉美經濟社會發展的重要推動力之一。從獨立之初的"美洲人"身份認定,到墨西哥革命后拉美民族認同的最終形成,拉美區域民族主義經歷了復雜的歷史嬗變。同時,在漫長的歷史發展過程中,國有化、地區一體化、反美和對民族文化的堅持,是其多元表現形式中貫穿始終的內容。

American " Identity at the beginningof independence till final formation of national identity of Latin America after the Mexican Revolution. Meanwhile,in the long process of historical development,nationalization,regional integration,anti-American movement and insistence in national cultures,are the consistent contents in its pluralistic manifestations.