Spanish+Empire

10. In the 16th century Spanish people took over almost all of Latin America. In 1521 they took over the Aztec Empire of Mexico. But by the end of the 19th century most of the Latin American countries had gotten their independence, so the Spanish people did not rule them any more. The Spanish empire lasted from the 15th century to the last part of the 20th century. 14. The official language in the Spain Empire was Spanish; it was also the main language in 19 other Latin American countries they conquered. There are words that are used in America that are from the Spanish language. For example in English there are words like taco, salsa and enchilada. 20. In Latin America and Mexico they speak Spanish and they are also Catholic. They also had churches and painted very detailed paintings mostly of people. Also words are used today in English are oregano and burrito. There are also animal names like puma, jaguar, and iguana, these words are not Spanish but the Spanish words were similar to the English words.