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'''Spanish''' is a [[Romance languages|Romance language]] originally from the northern regions of what is now [[Spain]].  Like all modern descendants of Latin, it is chiefly a derivative of [[Vulgar Latin]], the dialect of [[Latin]] spoken by the soldiers and provincial officials of the [[Roman Empire]], with some influence from regional languages of its original area.  Spanish also draws heavy influence from [[Arabic]], due to the [[Moorish]] [[Umayyad|occupation]] of Spain lasting from 711 to 1492. Today, the majority of its speakers live outside of Spain, with large number    [[        America|Central]] and [[South America]]. It is one of the most-spoken languages in the [[world]]. It is spoken as a first language by about 350,000,000 people, or by 417,000,000 if non-nativespeakers are included. The Spanish language is the second-most common language in the [[United States]].
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'''Spanish''' is a [[Romance language]] originally from the northern regions of what is now [[Spain]].  Like all modern descendants of Latin, it is chiefly a derivative of [[Vulgar Latin]], the dialect of [[Latin]] spoken by the soldiers and provincial officials of the [[Roman Empire]], with some influence from regional languages of its original area.  Spanish also draws heavy influence from [[Arabic]], due to the [[Moorish]] [[Umayyad|occupation]] of Spain lasting from 711 to 1492. Today, the majority of its speakers live outside of Spain, with large number    [[        America|Central]] and [[South America]]. It is one of the most-spoken languages in the [[world]]. It is spoken as a first language by about 350,000,000 people, or by 417,000,000 if non-nativespeakers are included. The Spanish language is the second-most common language in the [[United States]].
    
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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