Spaniards
People from Spain
Spaniards are people from Spain, or people of Spanish descent.
The term refers specifically to nationals of the European country, distinguishing them from other Spanish-speaking populations: The Spaniards brought their language to the Americas.
In historical contexts, Spaniards often appears in discussions of colonization and the Spanish Empire.
Festive public celebration
- siestaMidday rest
- tapasSpanish appetizer assortment
- paellaSaffron rice with shellfish
- bullfightingCombat sport with bovines
matador · corrida · Cervantes · Don Quixote · Goya · Picasso · Dalí · Gaudí
Land almost encircled by water
- CastileCentral Spanish historical region
- AragonFormer Iberian kingdom
- CataloniaAutonomous northeastern Spanish community
- AndalusiaSpain's southernmost autonomous community
Galicia · Navarre · Asturias · Basque · Valencia · Pyrenees · Mediterranean · Atlantic
Spain's official language
Spanish colonial soldier-explorer
- CortésSpanish conqueror of Mexico
- PizarroConquistador of Peru
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
colonization · empire · New World · Aztecs · Incas · gold · silver · galleon
Passionate artistic soul-force
Status as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
compatriot · diaspora · national · native · español · heritage · ancestry · population
fiesta
Festive public celebration
bullfighting · matador · corrida · Cervantes · Don Quixote · Goya · Picasso · Dalí · Gaudí · Velázquez
peninsula
Land almost encircled by water
- CastileCentral Spanish historical region
- AragonFormer Iberian kingdom
- CataloniaAutonomous northeastern Spanish community
Andalusia · Galicia · Navarre · Asturias · Basque · Valencia · Pyrenees · Mediterranean · Atlantic · Balearic
Castilian
Spain's official language
Valencian · dialect · lisp · español · pronunciation · accent · Ladino
conquistador
Spanish colonial soldier-explorer
exploration · colonization · empire · New World · Aztecs · Incas · gold · silver · galleon · armada
duende
Passionate artistic soul-force
citizenship
Status as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
immigrant · compatriot · diaspora · national · native · español · heritage · ancestry · population
- Iberian peoplesPortuguese, Catalans, Galicians, Andalusians, Castilians
- Hispanic WorldMexico, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Chile
- populationspatients, inpatients, outpatients, elderly patients, stroke patients
- Mediterranean PeoplesGreeks, Italians, Turks, Egyptians, Lebanese
- Argentine Peoplecriollo, gaucho, gauchos, mestizo, mestizos
- French peopleParisians, Bretons, Normans, Alsatians, Corsicans
SpaniardsNative Americans
Indigenous U.S. peoples
Aztecs · Incas · Mayans · indigenous peoples · Amerindians