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''[[South America]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Colombia Genealogy|Colombia]]'' {{Colombia-sidebar}} | ''[[South America]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''[[Colombia Genealogy|Colombia]]''' {{Colombia-sidebar}} | ||
Spanish is the national language of Colombia. All post-Columbian historical records are in Spanish. Colombia takes great care to preserve the linguistic "purity" of Castilian Spanish, especially in the interior Andean regions. The Colombian Academy of Language was founded in 1871 by a commission from the Spanish Royal Academy of Language; it was the first such body established in Latin America. | Spanish is the national language of Colombia. All post-Columbian historical records are in Spanish. Colombia takes great care to preserve the linguistic "purity" of Castilian Spanish, especially in the interior Andean regions. The Colombian Academy of Language was founded in 1871 by a commission from the Spanish Royal Academy of Language; it was the first such body established in Latin America. | ||