Why Do 900 Million People Speak Spanish and Portuguese the Way They Do?

Nearly 600 million people speak Spanish and nearly 300 million speak Portuguese¹. We know why: Portugal and Spain colonized America, making it Latin America, where most of these 900 million people live. About 60 million live in Europe² and 70 million in Africa³. 

But why was it Portugal and Spain that conquered America? And why was it their particular brand…