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After two months over the seas Cristobal Colon and his tripulation arrive to the island what is now known as San Salvador.
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He builds a fort in Haiti and calls it "Fuerte de Navidad."
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He went back to Spain leaving 40 men at the Navidad Fort. He brings with him six native aborigins, exoctic fruit like pineapples, macaws and some gold. The Catholic monarch was very pleased with Columbu's discovery.
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Arrives to Central America with 1200 people included catholic priests. They start the process of colonization and travel all the way from Central America to South America imposing their culture and specially the Spanish language to the aborigins.
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Many Incan and Aztecan temples are destroyed. Spanish Catholic priests start evangelizing. They build schools for children where they learn Spanish and Catholic principles. Catholic buildings are built on top of destroyed Indian temples.
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Hispanization of America started to develop through mixed of races between indiginous and Spanish people.
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Spanish is mixed with different aborigen languages.
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COLONIZATION OF DIFFERENT INDIGENOUS IMPERIES START. INCAN AND AZTECAN CIVILIZATION ARE EVENTUALLY DESTROYED AND A NEW MIXED CULTURE BETWEEN SPANISH AND INDIANS GROWS.
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MANY COUNTRIES IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA START OBTAINING THEIR INDEPENDENCY FROM SPAIN. SPANISH IS THEIR OFFICIAL LANGUAGE.
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Spanish is currently the official language for many central and South America countires like Puerto Rico, San Salvador, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru. Ecuador. Bolivia, Uruguay.and Paraguay.
