abstract:In Spanish-speaking areas, the word vecino is today used either as equivalent to the English word "neighbour", or to mean a resident of a place. Historically in the Spanish Empire, it referred to a householder of considerable social position in a town or a city, similar to the term of "freeman" or "freeholder.
Vamos Vecino did better, gaining about the 30% of the national vote overall that President Fujimori was said to be hoping for, though he took no part in the campaign.