Spanish is a language spoken mainly in Latin America.
From the Latin castellānus , the concept of Castilian refers to a native of Castile and to that which belongs or relates to this region of Spain . On the other hand, the word Castilian is used as a synonym for the Spanish language , especially to mark a distinction between the other languages that are also spoken in the Spanish territory.
In this sense, Castilian is a Romance language of the Iberian group . It is one of the six official languages of the United Nations (UN) and the second most spoken language in the world according to the number of speakers who have it as their mother tongue . On the other hand, Castilian is the second most studied language in the world, behind English .
Emergence and development of Castilian
This language is a modern continuation of spoken Latin (known as Vulgar Latin ), which began to develop after the disintegration of the Roman Empire . Thanks to its spread throughout America , Spanish is the most widely spread Neo-Latin language.
Such is the growth that this language has experienced throughout history that it has now become the second most spoken language in the world, after Mandarin Chinese, based on the number of people on the planet who have it as their mother tongue. Specifically, the figures being considered determine that there are 420 million Spanish-speaking people.
Likewise, we cannot forget, among some curious facts, that it is the third most used language on the Internet.
The Castilian language is also known as Spanish.
Language according to region
The majority of Spanish speakers are found in Latin America . Of the countries with a Spanish-speaking majority, only Spain and Equatorial Guinea are located outside of America .
In the United States , the increase in the Latino population has led to a great advance in this language. In fact, in some regions such as Miami , Spanish is spoken as much as English. According to the Cervantes Institute , the number of students of Spanish in the United States grew by 70% between 1986 and 1990 , given the importance that the language began to acquire in the Western world.
Other uses of the concept of Castilian
In addition to all of the above, we must determine that there are other meanings for the term Castilian. Thus, it also refers to both the lord who owns a castle and the governor of said fortress.
In this area we must also emphasize that Castilian was also used to refer to a knight who in the Middle Ages had weapons and two horses that he used to work for a lord or king during battles. He fought alongside him and the rest of his vassals in battles and in the end what he obtained as a reward was land that allowed him to increase his fortune and have a good position.
A time that we have referred to during which there also existed a gold coin that was called Castilian and that was typical of the area of Castile .