Editing Spanish language (section)

=== Name of the language ===
In Spain and some other parts of the Spanish-speaking world, Spanish is called not only {{lang|es|[[wikt:español#Spanish|español]]}} but also {{lang|es|[[wikt:castellano#Spanish|castellano]]}} (Castilian), the language from the [[Kingdom of Castile]], contrasting it with other [[languages of Spain|languages spoken in Spain]] such as [[Galician language|Galician]], [[Basque language|Basque]], [[Asturian language|Asturian]], [[Catalan language|Catalan/Valencian]], [[Aragonese language|Aragonese]], [[Occitan language|Occitan]] and other minor languages.

The [[Spanish Constitution of 1978]] uses the term {{lang|es|castellano}} to define the [[official language]] of the whole of Spain, in contrast to {{lang|es|las demás lenguas españolas}} ({{lit|the other [[languages of Spain|Spanish languages]]}}). Article III reads as follows:

{{blockquote|{{lang|es|El castellano es la lengua española oficial del Estado.&nbsp;... Las demás lenguas españolas serán también oficiales en las respectivas Comunidades Autónomas...}}<br />
Castilian is the official Spanish language of the State.&nbsp;... The other Spanish languages shall also be official in their respective Autonomous Communities...}}

The [[Real Academia Española|Royal Spanish Academy]] ({{Lang|es|Real Academia Española}}), on the other hand, currently uses the term {{lang|es|español}} in its publications. However, from 1713 to 1923, it called the language {{lang|es|castellano}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Problemas de la lengua española (I): La lengua, los niveles y la norma {{!}} Fundación Juan March |url=https://www.march.es/es/madrid/conferencia/problemas-lengua-espanola-i-lengua-niveles-norma |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=www.march.es |language=es}}</ref>

The {{lang|es|[[Diccionario panhispánico de dudas]]}} (a language guide published by the Royal Spanish Academy) states that, although the Royal Spanish Academy prefers to use the term {{lang|es|español}} in its publications when referring to the Spanish language, both terms—{{lang|es|español}} and {{lang|es|castellano}}—are regarded as synonymous and equally valid.<ref>Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, 2005, p.&nbsp;271–272.</ref>