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The region known as Hispanic America (in Spanish called Hispanoamérica or América Hispana) and historically as Spanish America (América Española) during the Spanish colonization, is the part of the Americas that includes the Spanish-speaking countries and territories of North and South America. (It does not include the Portuguese-speaking country of Brazil and the French-speaking countries and territories of Haiti, French Guiana and of the Caribbean, which along with Hispanic America, make up Latin America.[1]) In all of these countries, Spanish is the official language, sometimes sharing official status with one or more indigenous languages (such as Guaraní, Quechua, Aymara, or Mayan) or English (in Puerto Rico),[2] and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion.[3]
Countries and territories that make up Hispanic America
- File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
- File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
- File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic- File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama- File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay
Peru
Puerto Rico[sn 1]- File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
- File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
Hispanic America Media
Image of Christopher Columbus' arrival to the Caribbean Islands.
The Battle of San Antonio, for the independence of Uruguay.
This image shows a 'Mestiza' child as she is a mixture of a European man and an Amerindian woman.
Flag Map of Hispanic America
Quechua, Guarani, Aymara, Nahuatl, Mayan languages, Mapudungun.
Flag of Hispanic Heritage. Motto: Justicia, Paz, Unión y Fraternidad ("Justice, Peace, Union and Fraternity").
Related pages
- Latin America (includes all Spanish, Portuguese and French-speaking countries and territories of North America and South America)
Notes
- ↑ Note: Puerto Rico is a territory of the
United States.
References
- ↑ "Latin America" The Free Online Dictionary (American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 2000, 4th ed. Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003.)
- ↑ CIA – The World Factbook – Field Listing – Languages. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ↑ CIA – The World Factbook – Field Listing – Religions. Retrieved 2009-04-11.