¡El Mundo Hispanohablante!
Objectives What are some myths about Spanish speaking people? How many Spanish speaking countries are there? Where are they on the map? What are their capitals?
Who is from a Spanish speaking country?
How many Spanish speaking countries are there? There are over
There are 4 main regions México y Centroamérica El Caribe Sudamérica España (Technically, España is in Europe)
4 Main Regions (cont.) Mexico y Centroamérica
El Caribe
Sudamérica
España
Countries and Capitals Let’s look at some maps!!
México y Centroamérica MéxicoMexico City In Spanish… Mexico City = (La Ciudad de México) GuatemalaGuatemala Belice*Belmopan El SalvadorSan Salvador HondurasTegucigalpa NicaraguaManagua Costa RicaSan José PanamáPanamá
El Caribe CubaLa Habana La Republica Santo Domingo Dominicana Puerto RicoSan Juan
Sudamérica VenezuelaCaracas ColombiaBogotá EcuadorQuito PerúLima BoliviaLa Paz, Sucre ChileSantiago ArgentinaBuenos Aires ParaguayAsuncion UruguayMontevideo
España EspañaMadrid
Additional countries Guam: Capital = Hagåtña US Territory (near Asia) O.L. = English Filipinas: Capital = Manila US Territory (near Asia) O.L. = English Guinea Ecuatorial: Capital = Malabo Country in Africa O.L. = Spanish & French
Medieval History of Spain Spain used to be divided into kingdoms The Moors conquered a large part of southern Spain. It took Christians 800 years to regain control –There were many “Holy Wars” The Spanish Inquisition –An attempt to make sure everyone was Christian –Many were killed
A Brief History of Spain National Geographic wIqY Student Production Cd-s
Self Check What are some myths about Spanish speaking people? How many Spanish speaking countries are there? Can you describe the brief history of Spain? Can you name at least 5 Spanish speaking countries and their capitals?
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