Why do Americans think the Spanish language is native to the Americas?

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It could be that some people from the United States remember that the places they are living once had Spanish as the official language before becoming part of the US.
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The arrival of Spanish colonization in North America.
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It could be that some people from the United States remember that the places they are living once had Spanish as the official language before becoming part of the US.
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Many Americans believe Spanish is native to the Americas because it is widely spoken in many countries across the continent, including Mexico, much of Central America, and South America. This misconception overlooks the fact that Spanish was brought to the Americas by European colonizers from Spain in...
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Many Americans believe Spanish is native to the Americas because it is widely spoken in many countries across the continent, including Mexico, much of Central America, and South America. This misconception overlooks the fact that Spanish was brought to the Americas by European colonizers from Spain in the 16th century. read less
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