BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE

¡Bienvenidos! 

Welcome to the wonderful world of speaking Spanish. This beautiful, romantic language was a part of civilization long before Columbus ever discovered the new world. The long and varied history of the Spanish language makes it a fascinating challenge to even the most intrepid of scholars.

The Spanish language is considered by linguists to be one of the world’s “romantic” languages. The romantic languages were European languages derived from what was known as vulgar Latin, or the Latin spoken by the soldiers and shopkeepers of ancient Rome. One has to wonder how a language known as vulgar Latin came to spawn the most romantic languages in the world (then again, maybe not). This language was carried by the expansion of the Roman empire in the three centuries following the year 200 BC, evolving into the various languages we are familiar with today after the fall of the central government and the rise of independent nations. Also counted among the romantic languages are:

• FRENCH
• ITALIAN
• ROMANIAN
• PORTUGUESE

Spanish is no longer restricted to the continent of Europe. As a matter of fact, due to the inherently curious nature of the Spanish explorers Spanish is the primary language spoken by the people of various islands and countries around the world. Anyone who took the time to master the language with the whim to travel and an inquisitive nature would find right at home in  Mexico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Spain, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela, to name but a few.

🌟Are you prepared to step into history and take the plunge in the unfamiliar waters of Latin culture?