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As the Roman Empire fell, Latin florished into the Romance languages, including Spanish.
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The Morrs invade Spain, adding over 4000 arabic words to the Spanish language.
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King Alfonso X in the 13 th century decrees that Spanish is the official language of Spain.
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The Moors are expelled from Spain in the 1400's.
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Supported by Spain, Chrisopher Columbus arrives in the "new world" with his three ships.
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Spaniard Hernan Cortes and his men conquer the Aztec Empire, or mordern day Mexico.
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Spaniard Francisco Pizzaro and his men capture the Inca Empire, or modern day Peru.
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Spaniard Pedro de Valvida and his men take over Chile.
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By 2050, Soanish will have 900 million speakers, around 10% of the world's population. And the United States will be the biggest spanish speaking country.
