User:DO'Neil/Latin America

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Here is a list of all the contributions I've made to Wikipedia about or relating to Latin America. For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to pretend that Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana are Latin American. ;-)

People are listed by the surname they were (or are) most commonly called by.

[edit] Spanish Names

In Spanish speaking countries, people have two surnames, normally the father's first surname followed by the mother's. The first surname is by far the most common when used to referring to a person. Daniel Ortega Saavedra is nearly always just referred to as Daniel Ortega. A notable exception is Pablo Ruiz Picasso.

[edit] Portuguese Names

The surname system in Portuguese speaking countries is the exact opposite of the Spanish system! António de Oliveira Salazar is nearly always called António Salazar.

Be careful never to confuse these. After all, who is Getúlio Dornelles or Fidel Ruz?


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People

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Miscellaneous

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