Oh yes. Mayans and other central American native people... in a list with peope living in the Caribbean....very well known "Latinos".
This only makes sense if you ascribe "latino" to the native people before the arrival of the Spanish.
The etymology of Latino could have been your friend here.
Latino - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
From American Spanish origin, Latino (1946) means a male Latin-American inhabitant of the U.S.; adjective use dates from 1974, derived from Latinoamericano "Latin...
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Could have been... oh well. I get to be the punchline for a minute.