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Stephen P. Bensch,
FROM PRIZES OF WAR TO DOMESTIC MERCHANDISE: THE
CHANGING FACE OF SLAVERY IN CATALONIA AND ARAGON, 1000-1300.
In the seventh century, the Iberian peninsula was ruled by kings from Germanic tribes such as the Vandals and Visigoths. The Umayyad Caliphate ruled Spain beginning in 711.
Portuguese evolved first from Galician-Portuguese in the 12th century in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. Spanish, as a distinct language, emerged later in the 13th century in the central region of the Iberian Peninsula.
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The Iberian Peninsula was inhabited by various groups during the 1st century, including the Iberians, a collection of ancient tribes known for their distinct culture and language. Additionally, the Celts began to settle in parts of the peninsula, particularly in the northwest, and the Phoenicians established trading colonies along the Mediterranean coast. The Romans later expanded their influence in the region after the conquest in the 2nd century BCE, but the Iberians and Celts were prominent earlier in the 1st century.
Spanish has been a distinct language since around the 9th century. It evolved from Vulgar Latin spoken in the Iberian Peninsula.
The letter that identifies the mountain range Napoleon crossed to invade the Iberian Peninsula is "A," referring to the Pyrenees Mountains. These mountains form a natural border between France and Spain, and Napoleon's troops navigated through them during his military campaigns in the early 19th century.
English wins by about 300 years. The history of English is dated from around 450, while the history of Spanish as distinct from Latin does not begin until the 8th Century, and the National standard, Castillian, did not exist until much later.
The Iberian Peninsula has been ruled by various civilizations throughout history, including the Romans, Visigoths, and Muslims. After the Muslim conquest in the 8th century, much of the peninsula was under Islamic rule for several centuries, particularly during the Caliphate of Córdoba. The Christian Reconquista, which began in the 8th century and concluded in 1492 with the fall of Granada, led to the establishment of Christian kingdoms like Castile and Aragon. By the end of the Reconquista, Spain emerged as a unified kingdom under Ferdinand and Isabella.
The Spanish language originated in the Iberian Peninsula around the 9th century. It evolved from Vulgar Latin, influenced by Arabic and other languages spoken in the region at the time.
Spanish originated in the Iberian Peninsula in what is now Spain. It evolved from Vulgar Latin and began to take shape as a distinct language around the 9th century.
The Portuguese language comes from Portugal, which is one of the two countries of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. The language represents the historical interaction between the Latin language of the ancient Romans and the ancient languages of the Iberian Peninsula. Spanish, which is the other main language that's spoken in the Iberian Peninsula, is older than Portuguese. But both languages spread throughout the entire world, because of the seafaring expeditions of the 15th century Portuguese and Spanish navigators and explorers.