Spanish language

Spanish i/ˈspænɪʃ/ (español), also called Castilian[4] i/kæsˈtɪliən/ (castellano Spanish is a part of the Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of common Latin in Iberia after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. It was first documented in central-northern Iberia in the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia.[7] Since the early 16th century, Spanish was taken to the colonies of the Spanish Empire, most notably to the Americas, as well as territories in Africa, Oceania and the Philippines.[8] Spanish is the most widely understood language in the Western Hemisphere, being the official or national language of 19 countries in the Americas and totaling at least 418 million native speakers in the Hemisphere. Names of the language[edit] Geographical distribution of the preferential use of the terms castellano (Castilian), in red, vs. español (Spanish), in blue.

Information in Spanish | English to Spanish Translation and Dictionary information [ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃən] noun información (f); (knowledge) conocimientos (m) a piece of information un dato information información to ask for information pedir información; to gather information about or on sth reunir información sobre algo; informarse sobre algo; to give sb information about or on sth/sb proporcionar información a algn sobre algo/algn; who gave you this information? modifier information bureau (n) oficina (f) de información information desk (n) información (f) information pack (n)(Britain) material (m) informativo The forms needed are available in an information pack from the Inland Revenue The Institute of Translation & Interpreting has a useful information pack for would-be translators and interpreters information processing (n) procesamiento (m) de la información information retrieval (n) recuperación (f) de la información information science (n) informática (f); gestión (f) de la información information service (n) servicio (m) de información

Spain: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts, Guide & Travel/Holidays/Cities Geography Spain occupies 85% of the Iberian Peninsula, which it shares with Portugal, in southwest Europe. Africa is less than 10 mi (16 km) south at the Strait of Gibraltar. A broad central plateau slopes to the south and east, crossed by a series of mountain ranges and river valleys. Government Parliamentary monarchy. History Spain, originally inhabited by Celts, Iberians, and Basques, became a part of the Roman Empire in 206 B.C. , when it was conquered by Scipio Africanus. Aragon and Castile were the most important Spanish states from the 12th to the 15th century, consolidated by the marriage of Ferdinand II and Isabella I in 1469. In World War I, Spain maintained a position of neutrality.