SPANISH is the second most-spoken language in the world (native speakers), just above English.  It is growing in size in the U.S., and is a Romance language arising from Latin with an Arabic influence.  See this 2020 infographic: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/100-most-spoken-languages/

Also see Research in Spanish, in the blue side tab below this one.

Although SLCC’s databases offer few articles geared toward students of Spanish, they do provide information about a many topics relating to the life and culture of Spanish-speaking countries, which are an important part of learning the language.