Capitalization in Spanish

Question

When does words get capitalized in Spanish??

Answer 1

Spanish uses capital letters less often than the English language. The rules for capitalization in Spanish are:

1. Names of people always begin with capital letters.
2. All Spanish sentences begin with capital letters.
3. Titles are not capitalized unless abbreviated (señora =Sra., señor = Sr.,  señorita = Srta.,usted =Ud., doctor = Dr.)
4. Names of places always capitalize (cities, regions, countries, continents, oceans, geographic features)
5. Holidays begin with capital letters.
6. Not all words that are usually capitalized in English are capitalized in Spanish

Does not capitalize in Spanish:

A)     Nationalities: americano (American), peruano (Peruvian), español (Spanish), italiano (Italian)

B)     Religious affiliations: católico (catholic), protestante (Protestant), luterano (Lutheran)

C)     Spelled-out personal titles: señor Martinez (mister Martinez), doctor Sánchez (doctor Sanchez)

D)     Dates and months: domingo (Sunday), 5 de agosto (August 5^th)

E)     Names of Languages: español (Spanish), francés (French), italiano (Italian)