In the twentieth century, Spanish was introduced to Equatorial Guinea and the Western Sahara, and to areas of the United States that had not been part of the Spanish Empire, such as Spanish Harlem in New York City.
I 1900-tallet blev spansk introduceret i Ækvatorial Guinea og Vestsahara samt til områder af USA, der ikke havde været en del af det spanske imperium, f.eks. spansk Harlem i New York.