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How did Latin America get it's name?

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Writing an essay on Latin America and wanted to know how it got it's name.

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Latin America was named by the French – most predominately by Michael Chevalier – who studied the region and the economy of the Americas in 1832. http://www.quora.com/How-did-Latin-America-get-its-name

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