Where Did The Spanish Language Originate?

Castile in the north of Spain began as a county with the

appointment of the first Count of Castile, (Count Rodrigo)

in 850. Castile was at that time a vassalage depending from

the kingdom of Leon, one of the early kingdoms prior to the

formation of the kingdom of Spain.

This is the area credited with the first development of the

Spanish language.

From the time of the earliest recorded form of the Castilian

language up to the 15th century it was generally known as

Old Spanish, while from the 16th century onwards it is

referred to as Modern Spanish.

After the decline of the Roman Empire in the 8th and 9th

centuries the Castilian language developed from Vulgar Latin

(the Romance language), which was spoken with dialectic

differences throughout the Roman Empire. The development of

the Castilian language, destined to become the Official

Spanish language, followed along a distinctly different path

from the language of eastern Iberia. The language was

influenced by Basque in the north and Mozarabic in the

south. The various dialects of Romance languages spoken in

the Iberian lands under Moorish influence were collectively

known as Mozarabic.

In 1035 the Castilian county became a kingdom, under the

reign of Fernando I. Shortly after, Fernando led a

coalition of Castile and Navarre in a war against Leon in

which the king of Leon was killed. As the slain king had no

offspring, Fernando, brother-in-law to the dead king,

claimed the crown of Leon. This brought about the first

union of the two kingdoms, Leon and Castile. They were

partitioned again in 1195 and finally re-united in 1230.

The name Castile simply means "land of castles". Early

castles dated from the 12th century, though there were some

Moorish castles earlier than that. The Moorish castles have

in the main been either lost to the ravages of time or used

as the foundation for building a more recent castle. As the

Castilian-Leon kingdom expanded, they continued building

castles to consolidate their hold on the newly acquired

land.

The kingdom of Leon-Castile continued to increase its power

and the fall of Toledo in 1085 marked the start of a decline

in the Moorish hold on the rest of the Iberian peninsular.

During the 16th century Spain became the unified Kingdom of

Spain with the Castilian version of the language confirmed

as the official Spanish language.

The Spanish language, (Espanola as it is officially known),

has increased in stature and popularity. Today Spanish is

spoken by in excess of 400 million people, including those

who speak it as a second language. The Spanish language is

recognized as an official language in such organizations as

the United Nations and the European Union among others.

Increasingly, when people wish to study a second language,

Spanish is the language they choose.

Norm Pavelka.

Spanish is a popular language to study as a second language

because it is relatively easy to learn and it opens up

exciting new vistas to those who make the effort to learn it.

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