# Spanish Translation Services

> Spanish translation services for documents from Spain and Latin America, by native human translators. Certified for USCIS or sworn for Brazil.

https://roxotranslations.com/spanish-translation/

Roxo Translations offers Spanish translation services for documents from Spain, Mexico and the rest of Latin America, to and from English, Portuguese and other languages. Every translation is done by a human translator, native in the target language, and reviewed by a second one.

Send a photo or scan of the document, see the price and the deadline instantly, and receive the translation as a PDF. For the United States it comes certified and accepted by USCIS; for Brazil it can be a sworn translation into Portuguese, valid nationwide.

- Spanish from Spain and Latin America, in both directions
- Certified for USCIS or sworn for use in Brazil
- Instant online quote and fast delivery

## Where Spanish is spoken and where your translation is accepted

Spanish is the official language of 20 countries: Spain, Mexico, six countries of Central America, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, nine countries of South America and Equatorial Guinea. It is also spoken in Puerto Rico and is the second most spoken language in the United States. A Spanish document can be needed almost anywhere, and the destination decides the type of translation.

| Where | What you need |
|---|---|
| United States: USCIS, courts, universities and employers | [Certified translation](https://roxotranslations.com/certified-translation/) into English, with the signed statement of accuracy and notarization included |
| Brazil: notary offices, universities and public agencies | [Sworn translation](https://roxotranslations.com/pt/traducao-juramentada/) into Portuguese, signed by a public sworn translator and valid nationwide |
| Spain, Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries | Ask the receiving authority which format it accepts: we tell you the options before quoting, including the [Hague apostille](https://roxotranslations.com/apostille/) when it applies |
| Consulates, embassies and citizenship processes | The translation into the language the authority asks for, with the apostille on the original when it is required |

## Spanish language pairs we translate

Spanish is one of our core languages. These are the language pairs with Spanish that we translate today, in both directions.

- [Spanish to Arabic](https://roxotranslations.com/arabic-translation/)
- [Spanish to English](https://roxotranslations.com/english-translation/)
- [Spanish to French](https://roxotranslations.com/french-translation/)
- [Spanish to Italian](https://roxotranslations.com/italian-translation/)
- [Spanish to Portuguese](https://roxotranslations.com/portuguese-translation/)
- [Spanish to Russian](https://roxotranslations.com/russian-translation/)
- [Arabic to Spanish](https://roxotranslations.com/arabic-translation/)
- [English to Spanish](https://roxotranslations.com/english-translation/)
- [French to Spanish](https://roxotranslations.com/french-translation/)
- [Italian to Spanish](https://roxotranslations.com/italian-translation/)
- [Portuguese to Spanish](https://roxotranslations.com/portuguese-translation/)
- [Russian to Spanish](https://roxotranslations.com/russian-translation/)

Need a pair that is not on the list? Talk to us: we answer within one hour, 7 days a week.

## Spanish translation services for Spain and Latin America

Spanish is one language, but the Spanish of Spain and the Spanish of Latin America differ in vocabulary, forms of address and the way documents are written, and each country has its own expressions. A good translation follows the variant of the country where the document will be used.

- Vocabulary: car is coche in Spain, carro in Mexico and Colombia and auto in Argentina; computer is ordenador in Spain and computadora in Latin America; cell phone is móvil and celular.
- Forms of address: Spain uses vosotros for "you all", Latin America uses ustedes, and Argentina and Uruguay use vos instead of tú.
- Names: most Spanish speakers carry two surnames, the father's first and then the mother's, and the translation keeps every name exactly as in the original.
- Dates and numbers: dates are written day, month and year, so 03/10/2026 is October 3. Spain uses a decimal comma, while Mexico and several other countries use a decimal point, as in English.
- Documents: a birth certificate is an acta de nacimiento in Mexico and a partida de nacimiento in other countries, and ID numbers go by names such as DNI, CURP or cédula. The translation reproduces every stamp, seal and note.

## The history of the Spanish language

Spanish grew out of the Latin spoken in Castile, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, which is why it is also called Castilian. Some of its oldest written traces are the Glosas Emilianenses, notes in the margins of a Latin manuscript from around the 10th or 11th century.

In the 13th century, King Alfonso X made Castilian the language of royal documents and of science. In 1492, Antonio de Nebrija published the first grammar of the language, and in the same year Columbus reached the Americas, where Spanish spread across a continent. In 1605, Miguel de Cervantes published the first part of Don Quixote, the most famous novel in the language.

Today Spanish has nearly 500 million native speakers, more than any other language except Mandarin Chinese, and most of them live in Mexico. The Royal Spanish Academy, founded in 1713, works with 22 other academies of the language to keep a common standard.

## We also translate other languages

- [French translation](https://roxotranslations.com/french-translation/)
- [English translation](https://roxotranslations.com/english-translation/)
- [German translation](https://roxotranslations.com/german-translation/)
- [Vietnamese translation](https://roxotranslations.com/vietnamese-translation/)
- [Italian translation](https://roxotranslations.com/italian-translation/)