Hispanophone Caribbean
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Hispanophone Caribbean refers to those parts of the Caribbean islands (also known as the Antilles, or West Indies) where Spanish
is the main language, and where a history of Spanish colonization influences culture, through religion, language, cuisine, and so on. The term is used in contrast to Anglophone Caribbean
and French Caribbean
, two other cultural areas which refer to colonial heritage and language. The Hispanophone Caribbean is a part of the wider Hispanic America
, which is in turn part of still-larger Latin America
.
"The Hispanophone Caribbean", refers primarily to:: (Commonwealth of the US)
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
is the main language, and where a history of Spanish colonization influences culture, through religion, language, cuisine, and so on. The term is used in contrast to Anglophone Caribbean
Anglophone Caribbean
The term Commonwealth Caribbean is used to refer to the independent English-speaking countries of the Caribbean region. Upon a country's full independence from the United Kingdom, Anglophone Caribbean or Commonwealth Caribbean traditionally becomes the preferred sub-regional term as a replacement...
and French Caribbean
French Caribbean
The term French Caribbean varies in meaning with its usage and frame of reference. This ambiguity makes it very different from the term French West Indies, which refers to the specific, formal French possessions in the Caribbean region...
, two other cultural areas which refer to colonial heritage and language. The Hispanophone Caribbean is a part of the wider Hispanic America
Hispanic America
Hispanic America or Spanish America is the region comprising the American countries inhabited by Spanish-speaking populations.These countries have significant commonalities with each other and with Spain, whose colonies they formerly were...
, which is in turn part of still-larger Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
.
"The Hispanophone Caribbean", refers primarily to:: (Commonwealth of the US)