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¡El Mundo Hispanohablante!
Objectives
What are some myths about Spanish speaking people?
How many Spanish speaking countries are there?
Where are they on the map?What are their capitals?
Who is from a Spanish speaking country?
How many Spanish speaking countries are there?
There are over
There are 4 main regions
México y CentroaméricaEl CaribeSudaméricaEspaña
(Technically, España is in Europe)
4 Main Regions (cont.)
Mexico y Centroamérica
El Caribe
Sudamérica
España
Countries and Capitals
Let’s look at some maps!!
México y Centroamérica
México Mexico City In Spanish… Mexico City = (La Ciudad de México)
Guatemala Guatemala Belice* Belmopan El Salvador San Salvador Honduras Tegucigalpa Nicaragua Managua Costa Rica San José Panamá Panamá
El Caribe
Cuba La HabanaLa Republica Santo Domingo
DominicanaPuerto Rico San Juan
Sudamérica
Venezuela Caracas Colombia Bogotá Ecuador Quito Perú Lima Bolivia La Paz, Sucre Chile Santiago Argentina Buenos Aires Paraguay Asuncion Uruguay Montevideo
España
España Madrid
Additional countries
Guam: Capital = Hagåtña US Territory (near Asia) O.L. = English
Filipinas: Capital = Manila US Territory (near Asia) O.L. = English
Guinea Ecuatorial: Capital = Malabo Country in Africa O.L. = Spanish &
French
Medieval History of Spain
• Spain used to be divided into kingdoms• The Moors conquered a large part of southern
Spain.• It took Christians 800 years to regain control
– There were many “Holy Wars”
• The Spanish Inquisition– An attempt to make sure everyone was Christian– Many were killed
A Brief History of Spain
National Geographic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZQG2bTwIqY
Student Production
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfKFTHhCd-s
Self Check
What are some myths about Spanish speaking people?
How many Spanish speaking countries are there?
Can you describe the brief history of Spain?
Can you name at least 5 Spanish speaking countries and their capitals?
Countries song
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v95FATsydI
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpYkL4ejW8U
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKle4UFMjXI&feature=related
