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Detailed explanation-1: -The Spanish were the main colonizers of Central America. Many indigenous peoples were wiped out via disease or were enslaved by Spanish conquerors; they were also forced to assimilate to Spanish culture. As a result, many current traditions originate from both indigenous and Spanish heritage.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hernán Cortés led the first major conquest in Mexico in 1519 and toppled the Aztec Empire there in 1521. Tales of the splendor of the Aztec Empire and its marvelous city Tenochtitlan spread across the Atlantic. In the ensuing years, more Spaniards arrived in the Americas, hoping to emulate Cortés’s success.

Detailed explanation-3: -Like language the European colonists brought their religion to Latin America and taught it to the indigenous people. Roman Catholicism was the leading religion of both Spain and Portugal. Today over 90 percent of Latin Americans say they are Catholic.