Spanish Speaking Countries & Capitals

SPANISH
SPEAKING
COUNTRIES

Geography & Background History

SPANISH

▪ Spanish is the official language in 21 countries.

▪ People that speak Spanish as their native language or have family from Spanish

speaking countries are called Hispanics or Latinos.

▪ Is it correct to call everyone who speaks the Spanish language

Spanish?.......NO!

� Only the People that live in Spain are called Spanish.

� Many people in the United States speak English, but they are not called English.

People that speak Spanish can be: Mexican, Dominican, Bolivian, Cuban, Puerto
Rican, Argentinian, etc.

Match

Match each nationality type.

• ¡Yo soy de Colombia!

• ¡Yo soy de Guatemala!

• ¡Yo soy de Chile!

Colombiano/a

Guatemalteco/a

Chileno/a

• Colombiano/a

• Guatemalteco/a

• Chileno/a

SPANISH-SPEAKING
COUNTRIES

FROM SPAIN
TO AMERICA

Why do people in South
America, central America
and Mexico speak Spanish?

When was America
discovered?

Who discovered America?

Christopher Columbus set out on a journey that was sponsored and supported by
the Catholic Kings of Spain.

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS SET OUT
TOWARDS INDIA, BUT DISCOVERED
THE “NEW WORLD”, AMERICA.

The three famous boats used in his

travels:

La Niña, La Pinta and Santa
María.

▪Christopher Columbus arrived in
America on October 12, 1492.

▪The territory he first reached was
“La Hispaniola”, the island that is
today Haiti and the Dominican
Republic.

During the years 1580 and 1640 the Spanish Empire reached the maximum
extension.
→ Spanish territories
→ Portuguese territories

Why is Spanish not the official language of Brazil?
Because it was a territory colonized by the Portuguese.
What do you think the official language is?
The official language is Portuguese.

SPANISH
SPEAKIN
G
COUNTR
IES

There are 21 countries that have Spanish as their

official language! Here are their names and capitals.

______ es la capital de ______.

Washington D.C. es la capital de Los Estados Unidos.

Multiple Choice

______ es la capital de Georgia.

• Buford

• Atlanta

• Augusta

• Suwanee

Multiple Choice

La capital de Estados Unidos es _______.

• Florida

• Washington D.C.

• California

• Utah

Europe

▪España (Madrid)

North America/Central America

▪México (La ciudad de México)
-Guatemala (La ciudad de Guatemala)
▪El Salvador (San Salvador)
▪Honduras (Tegucigalpa)
▪Nicaragua (Managua)
▪Costa Rica (San Jose)
▪Panamá (La ciudad de Panamá)

El Caribe/ Caribbean

▪Cuba (Havana)

▪República Dominicana (Santo Domingo)

▪Puerto Rico (San Juan)

Match

Match the following capital to its correct country.

• Havana

• Santo Domingo

• Madrid

• Tegucigalpa

• San Juan

Cuba

República Dominicana

España

Honduras

Puerto Rico

• Cuba

• República Dominicana

• España

• Honduras

• Puerto Rico

South America

▪Venezuela (Caracas)
▪Colombia (Bogotá)
▪Ecuador (Quito)
▪Peru (Lima)
▪Bolivia (La Paz & Sucre)
▪Paraguay (Asunción)
▪Chile (Santiago)
▪Argentina (Buenos Aires)
▪Uruguay (Montevideo)

Africa

▪Guinea Ecuatorial (Malabo)

¿De dónde eres?

Yo soy de _______.

Srta. Graham: Yo soy de Augusta, GA. (City)

Or Yo soy de Los Estados Unidos. (Country)

Turn and Talk!

EUROPE(EUROPA)/ÁFRICA

CARIBBEAN (CARIBE)

NORTH AMERICA (AMÉRICA DEL NORTE &
CENTRAL AMERICA (AMÉRICA CENTRAL)

SOUTH AMERICA
(AMÉRICA DEL SUR)

¡EL FIN!