SPAN 42 Lecture 1: Span 42: Lecture 1
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Spanish language: 450 million native speakers (ranks 2nd) & portuguese language: 220 million speakers (ranks 6th) = the languages are part of a large community. Learning about these people, you are learning about a large part of the world today. Due to its geographical location (atlantic and mediterranean coasts/ proximity to africa but also in europe. ) it has been a crossroad for civilizations, creating a dynamic culture. They were able to build the first global empires in different countries- showcasing not only technology advance but the influence/power they possessed. (culture, religion, language) No natural borders between both countries (portugal and spain) Spain: 5/6 of the territory (195,000 sq. m. , larger than california) Portugal: 1/6 (35,000 sq. m. , the size of maine) Spain and portugal share the same space- mountain, rivers, lakes etc. First stereotype: the conquistador (violence, cruelty, greed, fanatics) Second: exoticism (flamenco, bullfighters, passion, love) red (la roja- national soccer.
