this is a dumb question, why do Americans speak English? Mexico was colonized by Spain, Spain imposed their culture, customs,and language ,henceforth spanish became the official language.
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Since Puerto Rico is American territory, its official language is english. But since it was first colonized by Spain, the mayority speaks spanish.
Spanish (the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain)
that is why they speak spansih and why they have a city after the conquestador balboa
Because they were each colonized by different European countries. France originally colonized Haiti, and Spain colonized the Dominican Republic.
Because Panama was once a colony of Spain.Panama was part of the Spanish empire for several centuries. The language of that empire was Spanish. When Colombia became independent of Spain, it kept the Spanish language and when Panama became independent of Colombia, it also kept the Spanish language.
South American countries where Spanish is spoken are those who were colonized by Spain. These countries are: Argentina, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. Brazil was colonized by Portugal so they speak Portuguese Suriname was colonized by the Netherlands so they speak Dutch Guyana was colonized by the United Kingdom so they speak English French Guyana was colonized by France, so the speak French :)
More than 90% of people in Spain speak Spanish. There is no language in Spain that is spoken by only 75% of the population.
There are 21 countries where Spanish is an official language, including Spain, Mexico, Argentina, and Colombia. Additionally, there are several other countries where Spanish is widely spoken as a second language.
Dominicans & Rican's Speak Spanish Because Spain Came To The Carribean In Search For Gold , They Took Over The Island's Then Left A Couple Hundred Years Later Leaving There Language
Approximately 97% of the population in Spain speak Spanish as their primary language.