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The Spanish language has been called the second world language, due to its large world wide distribution. It’s origin goes far back into history. Tribes, such as the Celts, Phoenicians, Carthaginians and Greeks contributed to the early development of the Spanish language.
Around 200 BC, due to the reign of the Roman Empire and then later on during the 5th to the 13th century, due to the long period of the Muslim invasion of about 750 years, the Spanish language has been influenced and undergone further development.
Over this period of continuing tensions between Christians and Muslims, more than 3700 battles were fought, but
Some years later in 1469, through the marriage union of Queen Isabella I and King Ferdinand II, Spain became a big and influential Kingdom in Europe. The year 1492 also presents a milestone in the start of the wide distribution and influence of the Spanish language When Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castilian sent the all known Italian explorer Christopher Columbus to sea, which led to the discovery of the American Continent.
(Red color represents countries where the Spanish language is the official language)
The worldwide distribution of the Spanish language and the number of speakers: With the colonial power of
Here is a list of the top ten countries with Spanish speakers:
Country and number of speakers
Mexico 106.255,000, Spain 46.000,000, Colombia 45.500,000, Argentina 41.248,000
United States of America 32.200,000, Venezuela 26.021,000,
Peru 23.191,000, Chile 15.795,000, Cuba 11.285,000, Ecuador 10.946,000
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