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Use this setup to typeset documents in spanish with stable language rules and typography.

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pdfLaTeX Setup

pdflatex-spanish.tex
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[spanish]{babel}

\begin{document}
\selectlanguage{spanish}
Este documento muestra una configuracion basica en espanol.
\end{document}

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XeLaTeX / LuaLaTeX Setup

xelatex-spanish.tex
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{polyglossia}
\setdefaultlanguage{spanish}
\setmainfont{TeX Gyre Pagella}

\begin{document}
\selectlanguage{spanish}
Este documento muestra una configuracion basica en espanol.
\end{document}

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Practical Notes

  • Keep one compiler across the entire project.
  • Verify fonts are available in local or cloud environments.
  • For multilingual bibliographies, use Unicode-safe workflows.