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

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 Floridaflowery Californiawarm formed Coloradored Arizonadry zone Texastiles New Mexico Louisiana

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?