What name was given to the Spanish invaders of South America?
Names given to the Spanish language selection screens give the choice between "Castilian Spanish" and "Latin American Spanish", among other languages. In the Americas, where Spanish is the native language of 20 countries, usage of "castellano" and "español" is sometimes reversed to refer to another nation. For example, a Peruvian talking about a Uruguayan might say, "Yo hablo en español peruano, él habla en español uruguayo, pero los dos hablamos castellano" ("I speak Peruvian Spanish, he speaks Uruguayan Spanish, but we both speak Castilian"). That usage comes from the historical association of "español" with the language that was brought to America by conquistadores and was later
Spanish missions in South America Spanish missions in South America The Spanish missions in South America comprise a series of Jesuit Catholic religious outposts established by Spanish Catholics in order to spread the Christian doctrine among the local natives. Missions in the "Banda Oriental" in southern Brazil. The "Banda Oriental" was finally divided by the Treaty of San Ildefonso in 1777 between Spanish and Portuguese domains, the western portion becoming part of what is today state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, the eastern portion becoming part of what is today Uruguay. (Note: The above are Portuguese translations of the original names) There were also