Simón Bolívar and the Independence of Bolivia and Ecuador from Spain
This week, Bolivia celebrates its independence on August 6th, and Ecuador on the 10th. While the Spanish colonial empire brought Spanish to the Americas, it …
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Speaking Spanish Is Not a Crime (Except Maybe in Arizona)
Spanish speakers fight back in Arizona, where Sheriff Joe Arpaio seems to have equated linguistic capabilities with irregular immigration status. There are 40 million native …
July 30, 1492: How the Expulsion of Spain’s Jews Spread Spanish
July 30, 2012 is the 520th anniversary of the Edict of Expulsion of the Jews from Spain. This tragic event was a pivotal moment in …
How Santiago de Compostela Spread the Spanish Language
July 25th is the Festival of St. James the Apostle in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Every year, thousands of people participate in festivities in this …
How Many Academies Does it Take to Add Scientology to the Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy?
The answer is a whopping 22. New additions to the Diccionario de la Lengua Española de la Real Academia Española (Dictionary of the Spanish Language …
The 800th Anniversary of the Battle of Las Navas
On July 16th, 1212, the Battle of Las Navas de Telosa took place in Andalusia. It was an important turning point in the history of …
Intercomprehension: A New Way of Learning
Françoise Ploquin is the president of L’Association pour la promotion de l’intercompréhension (APIC) (The Association for the Promotion of Intercomprehension). According to Ploquin it is …
When Jean-Benoît Met Julie
Julie Barlow tells her side of the story as she describes the moment she met her husband and co-author, Jean-Benoît Nadeau. Watch the video »
Jean-Benoît Nadeau at the French Language World Forum
Jean-Benoît Nadeau in the press room of the Forum mondial de la langue française (The French Language World Forum), which was held from July 2nd …
American Independence Day: A Day for Remembering
Tomorrow, Americans everywhere will be celebrating Independence Day. It’s the perfect occasion to take a moment and remember that this «young» republic, the world’s oldest, …