世界上现有3.5亿人讲西班牙语,以西班牙语为国语的国家有20个。为了推广西班牙语,传播西班牙文化,1991年,西班牙政府成立了“塞万提斯协会”,其名取自西班牙著名文学家、《堂·吉诃德》一书的作者塞万提斯。塞万提斯协会是一个非赢利性机构,其活动经费主要是政府的年度拨款。塞万提斯协会在海外设有30个教学中心,主要集中在与西班牙 There are currently 350 million people in the world who speak Spanish and 20 in Spanish. In order to promote Spanish and spread Spanish culture, in 1991 the Spanish government established the “Cervantes Association”, whose name is derived from Cervantes, author of the famous Spanish writer and author of “Don Quijote.” The Instituto Cervantes is a non-profit organization whose activities are mainly funded by the government’s annual appropriations. The Instituto Cervantes has 30 teaching centers abroad, mainly with Spain