| A | B |
|---|
| Spanish explorers | Among the first European explorers in what is today the U.S. |
| Bilingual employees | Increasingly in demand. |
| St. Augustine, FL. | The first European settlement in the U.S. was founded by the Spanish. in 1565. |
| U.S.A. | One of the major Spanish-speaking countries. |
| Spanish | The second most frequently spoken language in the U.S. |
| Roberto Alomar Velázquez | A Golden Glove second baseman from Puerto Rico. |
| Miguel de Cervantes | Author of Don Quijote de la Mancha, an early Spanish novel. |
| La Reina Isabel | Queen of Spain, wife of Fernando, the royalty who financed Columbus voyage to the New World. |
| Simón Bolivar | Leader of the fight for South America´s independence from Spain. |
| Studying Spanish | Will help you as a student, in business, on vacation. |
| El alfabeto español | Is similar to but different from English; it has more letters. |
| Un cognado, a cognate | Is a word that looks the same in both English and Spanish. |
| Un cognado falso, a false cognate | Is a Spanish word that looks like an English word, but means something else. |
| Los vocables de españoles, Spanish vowels | A,E,I,O,U have but one sound. |
