Cool Facts about the Spanish-Speaking World…

-  The first cowboys in the USA were Spaniards & Mexicans.

 

-  San Francisco, El Paso, Santa Fe, and Los Angeles are all Spanish names.

 

-  Mexico is the only Spanish-speaking country that shares a common border with the USA.

 

-  Spanish is the language of nine out of ten countries in South America.

 

-  Mexico City is the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world.  It is the FOURTH largest city in the world.

 

-  More Puerto Ricans live in New York City than in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico.

 

-  Ecuador is the largest producer of bananas in the world.  Bananas were brought to the New World (America) by Spaniards.