What you already know about Spanish?

Because English and Spanish share many words of Latin origin, you will already be able to recognise more than 3,000 Spanish words!

For example, most English words ending in -tion end in -ción, e.g. 

  atención, publicación, liberación

There are also loan words in English of Spanish origin, including tornado, bonanza or patio.

 In addition, you’ll find many familiar American place names, dating back to the times of the Conquistadors: Los Ángeles, city of angels, Las Vegas, the dales,Nevada, snowy land, Florida, flowery and, yes, Amarillo, the Spanish for yellow

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/guide/facts.shtml