Twitter en español

“Tuitear,” “tuit,” “tuiteo” and “tuitero” are all Twitter-related words formally recognized by the Real Academia Española and included in its dictionary. If you are on Twitter or would like to start, there is a wide range of Spanish-language accounts you can follow. In no particular order, here are our favorites. (You can also access these by visiting – or better yet, following – Prof. Martha Davis on Twitter. You can find her at @ProfaDavis.)

El Tiempo Latino
@eltiempolatino

Washington Hispanic
@WashingtonHisp

BBC Mundo
@bbcMundo

The Hispanic Council
@HispanicCouncil

Daniel Alarcón (host of NPR’s podcast “Radio Ambulante”)
@DanielGAlarcon

Lead with Languages (this one isn’t in Spanish, but there are some inspiring stories and informational articles)
@LeadWLanguages

Museo Sorrolla
@MuseoSorolla

Biblioteca Nacional
@BNE_Biblioteca

Museo del Prado
@MuseodelPrado

Real Academia Española
@RAEInforma

Spain (This one isn’t in Spanish either but it has amazing photos that will make you want to drop everything and travel there!)
@Spain

Zambombazo
@zambombazo

MexCultureDC
@MexCultureDC

Palacio de Bellas Artes (Mexico)
@PalacioOficial

Instituto Cervantes
@InstCervantes

Univisión
@Univision

Jorge Ramos
@jorgeramosnews