Why are the two languages spoken in latin America called romance languages?

It's a common misconception that there are only two languages spoken in Latin America. In reality, there are many languages spoken in the region, with Spanish and Portuguese being the most prevalent.

However, the term "Romance languages" refers to a group of languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin, the spoken language of the Roman Empire. This group includes:

* Spanish

* Portuguese

* French

* Italian

* Romanian

* Catalan

* Galician

* Occitan

* Sardinian

These languages are called "Romance" because they are descended from the Romance language, which itself was derived from Latin.

Therefore, the Romance languages spoken in Latin America are Spanish and Portuguese because they are part of the larger family of languages descended from Latin.