Spanish people or Spaniards constitute the European nationality and ethnic group of natives of Spain, in the Iberian Peninsula, which forms the southwest of Europe. The Spanish nationality is in essence made up of regional nationalities, reflecting the complex history of Spain. Spain, in its current boundaries, was formed out of a number of predecessor kingdoms in the late 15th century as a result of the Reconquista and the War of the Castilian S...
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Spanish people or Spaniards constitute the European nationality and ethnic group of natives of Spain, in the Iberian Peninsula, which forms the southwest of Europe. The Spanish nationality is in essence made up of regional nationalities, reflecting the complex history of Spain. Spain, in its current boundaries, was formed out of a number of predecessor kingdoms in the late 15th century as a result of the Reconquista and the War of the Castilian Succession.
The official language of Spain is Spanish (español or castellano), the standard language based on the medieval dialect of the Castilians of central Spain, but the linguistic situation in Spain is more complicated. Still, with the exception of Basque, all languages native to Spain belong to the category of Iberian Romance languages.
Substantial populations with Spanish ancestry, the result of Spanish emmigration, also exist in other parts of the world. Most notably in Latin America. For the most part these populations are of mixed...
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