Ibero-America
Spanish-Portuguese New World
Ibero-America refers to the nations of the Americas that were colonized by Spain and Portugal—the Iberian powers.
The term encompasses Latin America plus Spain and Portugal themselves, emphasizing linguistic and cultural ties: an Ibero-American summit, Ibero-American literature.
It's more common in Spanish and Portuguese contexts than in English, where Latin America predominates.
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- ethnicitiesGroups sharing cultural heritage
- HispanophoneOne who speaks Spanish
- mestizoBiracial Latin American
- criolloAmerican-born colonial Spaniard
indigenous · syncretism · folklore · literature · cuisine · music · dance · Carnival
Traveling amusement attraction
- sambaAfro-Brazilian celebratory dance
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
- merengueLatin partnered dance
reggaeton · capoeira · telenovela · favela · gauchos · pampas · Amazon · Andes
Defeating and seizing control
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- conquistadorsSpanish colonial soldiers
- explorersThose who venture unfamiliar lands
- navigatorsThose who direct travel
independence · liberation · revolution · empires · monarchies · indigenous · encomienda · missions
Spain's governmental seat
- BarcelonaCatalan capital city
- SevilleAndalusia's capital city
- flamencoRhythmic Spanish dance style
- paellaSaffron rice with shellfish
tapas · Castilian · Catalonia · Basque · Galicia · Andalusia · Alhambra · Gaudí
Portugal's largest city
South American western range
- AmazonGreek warrior women
- pampasSouth American treeless plains
- PatagoniaSouth America's southern tip
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
Cape Horn · Tierra del Fuego · Galápagos · Orinoco · Aconcagua · Sierra Madre · Yucatán Peninsula · Strait of Magellan
multiculturalism
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- ethnicitiesGroups sharing cultural heritage
- HispanophoneOne who speaks Spanish
- mestizoBiracial Latin American
criollo · indigenous · syncretism · folklore · literature · cuisine · music · dance · Carnival · fiestas
carnival
Traveling amusement attraction
- sambaAfro-Brazilian celebratory dance
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
- salsaSpicy tomato condiment
merengue · reggaeton · capoeira · telenovela · favela · gauchos · pampas · Amazon · Andes · llama
conquest
Defeating and seizing control
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- conquistadorsSpanish colonial soldiers
- explorersThose who venture unfamiliar lands
navigators · independence · liberation · revolution · empires · monarchies · indigenous · encomienda · missions · mercantilism
Madrid
Spain's governmental seat
paella · tapas · Castilian · Catalonia · Basque · Galicia · Andalusia · Alhambra · Gaudí · Picasso
Lisbon
Portugal's largest city
- PortoNorthern Portuguese metropolis
- MadeiraPortuguese fortified wine
- AlgarvePortugal's southernmost coastal region
Tagus · cork · Age of Discovery · caravel
Andes
South American western range
Caribbean · Cape Horn · Tierra del Fuego · Galápagos · Orinoco · Aconcagua · Sierra Madre · Yucatán Peninsula · Strait of Magellan · Rio Grande
Iberian, Iberia, America, American, Americans, Americanism, Americanize, Americanization, anti-American