Because most of it was colonized/settled/subdued by the Spanish Empire.
Major languages that have their roots in Latin include Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian. These languages are collectively known as the Romance languages, which evolved from Vulgar Latin spoken by the common people in the Roman Empire.
Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian
There are five main romance languages which developed after the days of ancient Rome. They developed from vulgar (common) Latin after the fall of the Roman Empire. They are Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian.
Latin is the language, in combination with locally spoken languages, from which the Romance languages formed. Spanish is one of the major Romance languages. The other major Romance languages are French, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian. Catalan and Sardinian are also descended from the combination of Latin with locally spoken languages. But they each have fewer speakers.
The major Romance languages are: French, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Occitan, and Catalan.
The two major languages of Latin America would most likely be Spanish and Portuguese.
Spanish, Portuguese and French are the main languages found in Latin America.
Spanish and Portuguese are the two major languages in South America.
Latin America is about 2.5 times the size of the Continental US. The population of Latin America is almost twice the size of the Continental US. Latin America is also much more religious, and the overwhelming majority is Catholic. Latin America's major languages include Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English while the Continental US's major languages include English, Spanish, French, and German. However, the Continental US is much more developed than Latin America and has a larger urban population.
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Major languages that have their roots in Latin include Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian. These languages are collectively known as the Romance languages, which evolved from Vulgar Latin spoken by the common people in the Roman Empire.
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During the time of discovery and settlement in Latin America by the Europeans the Pope divided up the region between the Spanish and Portugese. As you probably guessed, Portugal was allowed to colonize what is now Brazil.
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Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian
The most widely spoken language of Latin America is Spanish. It is official in 18 Latin American countries, and the majority of people speak it as their first language. Portuguese is spoken in Brazil, which while is only one country has by far the region's largest population with nearly 200 million people.There are several countries in the geographical region where French, English, Dutch, and creole languages based on these languages are spoken, but these areas are not always considered part of Latin America.There are also a large number of indigenous languages spoken alongside the official languages of Spanish and Portuguese, including Quechua, Guarani, and Aymara.The other 'major' language spoken in South America is ENGLISH. This is still widely spoken in Guyana. French and Dutch are not considered 'major languages" although they are spoken in French Guiana and Suriname respectively.Latin America refers only to the Spanish speaking countries of South and Central America, so there is only 1 main language: Spanish.Those would be:Spanish (375 million) - Mexico, Central America excluding Belize; most of the bigger islands in the Caribbean (i.e. Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico), most of South America exc. Brazil and the three Guyanas.Portuguese (203 million) - BrazilFrench (10 million) - HaitiThe only two languages spoken in Latin America are Spanish and PortugueseThe predominant language is Spanish, Portuguese is the second-most common language in Latin America.There are many language spoken in Latin America, but mostly Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese. In the whole continent of America (north and south) there is around 1,019 languages. Most are spoken by about 5 to 50 people, but are still languages non the less.people in latin America speak spanish, but there is a difference between spanish in Mexico and spanish in Spain, so they kinddad speak both