History
Which Hispanic country abolished their army?
Costa Rica
In July 2026 this national team beat Argentina 1–0 in extra time to win its second World Cup.
Spain
This Barranquilla-born superstar sang "Hips Don't Lie" and the 2010 World Cup anthem "Waka Waka."
Shakira
Counting native speakers only, Spanish ranks second in the world behind this language.
Mandarin Chinese
Shares Hispaniola with Haiti
the Dominican Republic
Pizarro captured Atahualpa in 1532, ending this empire ruled from Cusco
Inca empire
Mallorcan with a record 14 French Opens, the "King of Clay," retired 2024
Rafael Nadal
Won Album of the Year at the 2026 Grammys, played the Super Bowl a week later
Bad Bunny
What ojalá means, from Arabic
"God willing"
World's longest continental mountain range
The Andes
The 1494 treaty splitting the New World, and why Brazil speaks Portuguese
The treaty of Tordesillas
Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane both starred for this club, the winningest team in Champions League history, which plays in all white at the Bernabéu.
Real Madrid
Medellín's "Bichota" won Song of the Year at the 2025 Latin Grammys for "Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido," then became the first Latina to headline Coachella in 2026.
Karol G
After Mexico, this country has the largest Spanish-speaking population on Earth.
United States
Driest nonpolar desert on Earth
The Atacama
Called El Libertador, he led six South American nations to independence, and one of them carries his name.
Simón Bolivar
At the 2026 Australian Open, youngest man ever to complete the career Grand Slam
Carlos Alcaraz
This Colombian's "Despacito" remix with Justin Bieber, his collaborations across reggaeton, and his blue hair made him one of the genre's biggest crossover names.
J Balvin
Cervantes' 1605 novel about a delusional knight is often called the first modern novel, and it gave English an adjective meaning idealistic to the point of folly.
Don Quixote
Only African country with Spanish as an official language
Equatorial Guinea
Spain founded this Florida city in 1565, making it the oldest continuously occupied European-founded city in the United States.
St. Augustine
Every summer this three-week race circles France, and Miguel Induráin and Alberto Contador have both won it for Spain.
The Tour de France
"Despacito" made this reggaeton pioneer, already famous for "Gasolina," the first artist to top the Hot 100 with a mostly Spanish song since "Macarena."
Daddy Yankee
English took hurricane from Spanish huracán, which Spanish took from the Taíno people of this sea's islands.
the Caribbean
Spanish was official here until 1987
the Philippines