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Why European languages are spoken in South Asia and Spanish is spoken in Latin America?

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short answer; because of European colonization starting in the early 1500s.
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Spanish is spoken throughout Central and South America because these are the regions colonized by Spain after Columbus discovered the New World. The colonists and conquistadors brought the Spanish language with them as they conquered the local populations and established their rule in the area

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We know that colonisers/conquerors/invaders brought Spanish and Portuguese to South America, as well as English, French, Dutch, German and a number of other European languages. Where linguists differ, however, is on the origins of the indigenous languages of South America

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