Spaniards conquered the Americas and imposed their language on the natives.
The common language of Hispanic Americans depends on what country they live in. In the United States, Most Hispanic Americans speak English and/or Spanish.
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Hispanic-Americans speak Spanish and English. Hispanic people are language-defined, for they speak Spanish as native language. (Simply learning fluent Spanish, does NOT magically turn you Hispanic!) Some Americans who are descendants of Hispanics don't speak Spanish anymore, so they just speak English as their active tongues.
The majority of Latin Americans in the Western Hemisphere speak Spanish as their first language.
English remains the language that is most widely spoken by Americans; the next most widely spoken language in America is Spanish.
Most likely because their family is Mexican so they grew up with that language first before going off into school and learning English after. That's how I was and now English turned into my first language (besides speaking Spanish to my parents).
The Americas have a rich history of both Spanish language and culture.
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Spanish is the second most common language in the United States. There are more Spanish speakers in the Americas then any other language. Throughout the world it is the fourth most common language.
Spanish did not become a language in Haiti. Only a handful of people speak Spanish in Haiti, mostly near the border of the Dominican Republic. For the languages of Haiti, click here.