The Spanish That Crossed the Atlantic
Ever wonder why Spanish in Mexico sounds so different from Spanish in Madrid? The story begins not in the capital, but in the southern ports of Andalusia, where the ships…
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The Ghost of Spanish in the Philippines
For over 300 years, Spanish was the official language of the Philippines, but today it is a linguistic ghost. Its spirit survives not in widespread fluency, but in the unique…
The Language of the Sea: How Maritime Pidgin Shaped Global Communication
Long before English dominated global communication, the world's oceans were a linguistic laboratory where sailors, merchants, and pirates forged simplified contact languages to bridge cultural divides. Known as maritime pidgins,…
The Role of Portuguese in the Age of Exploration
From the 15th to the 17th century, a period known as the Age of Exploration, or the Age of Discovery, the world experienced an unprecedented...