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Spanish (español or castellano) is a Romance language that originated in northern Spain, and gradually evolved into the principal language of government and trade in Spain. It was taken most notably to the Americas, and also to Africa and Asia Pacific with the expansion of the Spanish Empire between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Today, 400 million people speak Spanish as a native language, making it the world's second most spoken language in terms of native speakers.