Why is it called latin america?

denoting or pertaining to those peoples, as the Italians, French, Spanish, Portuguese, etc., using languages derived from Latin, especially the peoples of Central and South America: a meeting of the Latin republics. read more

According to David Bushnell and Neil Macaulay [1], Latin America was a term first coined by the colombian José María Torres Caicedo and was meant to define all the lands south of the Río Bravo where a latin-derived language was spoken (french, spanish, portuguese). read more

Latin America is called "Latin America" because the countries that comprise Latin America speak Spanish and Portuguese, which are descended from Latin. The main official languages in the region - Spanish, Portuguese (and French) are derived from Latin. read more

Spanish, Portuguese, and sometimes French parts of the Americas are called "Latin America" Latin America is a region of the Americas. People do not completely agree which countries are in Latin America, but normally, it is the parts where Spanish and Portuguese are spoken (South America, Central America, and Mexico). read more

According to the Random History website, Latin America is named for the Latin language, which is the origin of the languages spoken in that area. The dominant languages in Latin America are Spanish and Portuguese, which descend from Latin. read more