In Spanish culture, it's not a sweet sixteen, but comes a year earlier.
It's a Quinceañera (fiesta at fifteen years). This is a party for a girl's fifteenth birthday, symbolizing a girl's transformation into a woman. In some cultures, this may be in preparation for a girl's wedding.
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There is no Spanish counterpart to the term "Sweet 16" In Spanish cultures the magic age is 15. A girl who turns 15 has a Quinceañera.