Why does Speedy Gonzales have a portuguese last name?
González is a family name that originated in Spain. In Spain, it is the second most common surname (only after García) with 2.08% of the population bearing the surname.The Portuguese spelling of the name is Gonçalves so he is definately of Spanish origin. Still he is one of the Warner cartoon C-List characters when Daffy Duck teamed up with him, it was very much at the end of when Warner cartoons were funny.In 1999, Cartoon Network ceased to air Speedy Gonzales. Some considered the cartoon’s depiction of Mexicans to be racist. In an interview, Cartoon Network spokeswoman, Laurie Goldberg commented, “It hasn’t been on the air for years because of its ethnic stereotypes”. This is widely believed to refer to Speedy’s fellow mice, who are all very slow, lazy, and sometimes even appear intoxicated. This is particularly true of Speedy’s cousin, Slowpoke Rodriguez, who is exceptionally slow and lazy. In 2010, a Looney Toons New Year’s Day marathon on Cartoon Network showed the episode “Mexica
