Post on 14-Jan-2016
Where can I use this language?
Los Países Hispanohablantes
Europa
1. España
EspañaCapital: Madrid
español• Where Spanish language originated.• Thanks to Columbus, was THE world power of the 16th & 17th centuries.
• Antonio Banderas
Sudamérica
8. Venezuela
9. Uruguay
1. Colombia
2. Ecuador
7. Argentina
6. Paraguay
5. Chile
4. Bolivia
3. Perú
América de Sur
ColombiaCapital: Bogotácolombiano(a)
• Named after Christopher Columbus.
• Home of Shakira & Juanes.
EcuadorCapital: Quitoecuatoriano(a)
• Name means Equator, which passes through the country
• Country of the Galapagos Islands.
PerúCapital: Limaperuano(a)
• Capital of the Inca Empire. Home of the ruins at Machu Picchu.
• Setting for theIndiana Jones movie.
BoliviaCapital: La Paz
Sucre*boliviano(a)
• Named after S. American hero Simon Bolivar.
• Home of Lake Titicacaand Lake Poopo.
* Sucre is constitutional and judicial capital.
ChileCapital: Santiago
chileno(a)• Easter Island off coast.
• Country of Nobel Prize poet Pablo Neruda.
ParaguayCapital: Asunción
paraguayo(a)• Rich Guarani Indian culture.
• 94% of the population speaks Guarani. Only 75% speak Spanish.
ArgentinaCapital: Buenos Aires
argentino(a)
• Origin of the Tango.
• Famous Argentines:Evita & Che Guevara
Venezuela Capital: Caracasvenezolano(a)
• Home of great S. American liberator Simon Bolivar.
• Many famous baseballplayers: Ozzie Guillen,Andres Galaraga, and H.O.F. Luis Aparicio
UruguayCapital: Montevideo
uruguayo(a)• Very modern and developed country.• Esteban Batista: FirstUruguayan NBA player.
AméricaCentral
El Caribe
11. Guatemala
12. El Salvador
13. Honduras14. Nicaragua15. Costa Rica
16. Panamá
17. Cuba
18. República Dominicana
19. Puerto Rico
GuatemalaCapital: Ciudad de Guatemala
guatemalteco(a)
• Tikal: ancient Mayan ruins.
• Rigoberta Menchu:Nobel Peace Prize 1992
El SalvadorCapital: San Salvador
salvadoreño(a)• Martyred civil-rights activist Archbishop Oscar Romero.
• Name means “The Savior”
HondurasCapital: Tegucigalpa
hondureño(a)• Famous Honduran Americans:- Carlos Mencia (born in Honduras).- David Archuleta (Honduran mom). - America Ferrera (Honduran parents).
NicaraguaCapital: Managua
nicaragüense
• Famous author/poet Reuben Dario
• Iran/Contra scandal in U.S. linked to funding Nicaragua’s Sandanistas mid 1980’s
Costa RicaCapital: San José
costarricense
• President Oscar Arias Sanchez won Nobel Peace Prize in 1987
• Beautiful rainforests andEco-tourism.
PanamáCapital: Ciudad de Panamá
panameño(a) • Panama Canal links Atlantic and Pacific
• U.S. invaded in 1989 to capture Manuel Noriega
• Baseball H.O.F. Rod Carew
CubaCapital: La Habana
cubano(a)• World famous for their cigars.
• Communist dictator Fidel Castro has been in power since 1959. Currently his brother Raul is the “official” head of state.
Fidel Raul
República DominicanaCapital: Santo Domingo
domincano(a)• Baseball is most popular sport. Many MLB stars
came from the Dominican Republic including: David (Big Papi) Ortiz, Sammy Sosa and Albert Pujols.
• Island shares a border with French speaking Haiti.
Puerto RicoCapital: San Juanpuertorriqueño(a)
• Commonwealth of the United States. Puerto Ricans are granted U.S. citizenship.
• One of the last Spanish colonies in the Americas. (1898)
• Home of Ricky Martin (Livin’ La Vida Loca)
América del Norte
20. Mexico
The United States ??
According to the 2000 census, there are 28,100,000 (that ’s 28 million!!!) Spanish speakers in the United States.
Recent data shows the U.S. as the 5th largest Spanish speaking country in the world.
MéxicoCapital: México D. F./
Ciudad de Méxicomexicano(a)
• Mexican cuisine mixture of European and indigenous ingredients..
• Capital of the Aztec Empire.• Traditional music:Mariachi
Africa
21. La República de Guinea Ecuatorial
La República de Guinea Ecuatorial
• It is Africa's only Spanish speaking country and gained independence from Spain on October 12th 1968.
Capital : Malabo
ecuatoguineano(a)
Los Estados UnidosCapital: Washington D.C.
estadounidenseEffects of Spanish on U.S.:
• Spanish speakers: Largest growing people group in US.