Spanish America

American  

noun

1. the Spanish-speaking countries south of the U.S.: Mexico, Central America (with the exception of Belize), South America (with the exceptions of Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname), and most of the West Indies.

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Spanish America British  

noun

1. the parts of America colonized by Spaniards from the 16th century onwards and now chiefly Spanish-speaking: includes all of South America (except Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, and Surinam), Central America (except Belize), Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and a number of small Caribbean islands

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Example Sentences

Their crushing victory, which Miller called “the most brilliant ever fought in South America,” sealed the fate of Spanish America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The colonial militia was expanded, and newly created army units were staffed by men born in Spanish America.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

For the first time in Spanish America, local government bodies enjoyed self-rule, and each of the juntas considered how it might turn this dramatic turn of events to its own advantage.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Upon disembarking, Africans who survived the horrors of the middle passage were sold to English buyers or to foreign traders looking to acquire slaves for transshipment to Spanish America.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2020

By sheer force of ability and eloquence, he rose into great prominence in southern Spanish America, and was rewarded for his successful labours in Tucuman by being appointed Bishop of Paraguay.

From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.