The countries that speak Spanish The Spanish speaking

The countries that speak Spanish The Spanish speaking world

Origins of the Spanish Language • Where do you think the Spanish language came from? • How did it develop into a unique language?

Spanish was first spoken in Spain • We speak Castilian Spanish which was the language of Queen Isabella • This is the language that was spread to the Hispanic world

Columbus had a dream • He never imagined he would find an isolated world.

From Spain the language moved to the Caribbean • The Caribbean was the first part of America to be colonized by Spain

The Caribbean • Puerto Rico • Dominican Republic • Cuba

Spanish America 1492 -1517

Florida was a colony of Spain • The name Florida means flowery in Spanish

The Spanish started the slave trade • The Spanish needed workers for their lands in the colonies. They had colonies in Equatorial Guinea.

Next Spain moved into Mexico • Spain took over the Aztec Empire • This empire extended from the territories now known as the Southwest United States to Nicaragua.

States that spoke Spanish • • Florida California Colorado Arizona Texas New Mexico Louisiana flowery warm formed red dry zone tiles

Next the Incan Empire • The Incans ruled most of South America not covered by the thick Amazon jungle. • Perú • Ecuador • Bolivia • Paraguay • Chile • Argentina

Assessment Point • Assess as to why each of these states have different dialects and vocabulary, when the original language was the same?

Spain’s original dream was to • Find a new trade route to Asia They founded a colony in the Philippines Islands

Los conquistadores • The Spanish called themselves the Conquerors • Like the Romans had done before them, they left their language wherever they went.

Assessment Point • Why did the Spanish never extend beyond the Philippines? • Create a hypothesis as to why countries that were forced to speak Spanish did not go back to their old language once they became independent?