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Here's a better map of the dialects in Spain (not same as "accents" because I can't understand Basque or Catalan)
That map is alright, but it is a "language" map of Spain, not a dialect map. Basque, Galician, Catalan, etc. are separate languages, they are not dialects of Castilian Spanish. If you want to show "dialects" the map would have to show a difference between the Castilian spoken in Castile and northern Spain versus that in Andalucia. For example, the Castilian Spanish spoken Andalucia is famous for the "s"s and "c"s being pronouced as a "th" sound, unlike that in the north of Spain. Also, the map would show that this "Andalucian" Spanish is the Spanish spoken in the Canary Islands as well.
Something I found to be different about Spain Spanish and Latino Spanish is the past tense. In Spain, it seemed like if something happened that day, then they wouldn't use past tense like a Latino would, they used present perfect
"ha dado"= has given
"ha comido"= has eaten
instead of past tense: "dio" and "comió" ("gave" and "ate"). Even for things that wouldn't sound right if translated in English like "no he sido yo"--- "it hasn't been me" meaning "it wasn't me"
But if it happened yesterday and back, then they would use past tense. They looked at me like I had 2 heads when I used the past tense to describe something that happened that day.
Well, that difference about the past tense vs the perfect tense is not necessarily a question of Spain vs Latin America. There are accents in Spain where they use the past tense instead of the perfect, and likewise there are many accents in Latin America where they use the perfect instead of the past tense.
I use the past tense practically always.
And to the OP, there are a lot of variation in Spanish dialects, of course.
In Mexican Spanish they usually pronounce all the s's, but in many other dialects across Latin America and some in Spain too, they aspirate (make a sound more similar to the English 'h') the s's when they come before another consonant (esta -> ehta) and sometimes at the end of words too (estas -> ehtah). And in some dialects the s's at the end of words are dropped altogether (estas -> ehta).
As regards sounds, some consonants are pronounced differently in different dialects. The letters 'y' and 'll' are standardly pronounced like the English 'y' in 'yes' but in some places they are pronounced like English 'j' in 'John', or like the English 'z' in 'azure' or even like the English 'sh' in 'show'. This last sound is the one I use .
That map is alright, but it is a "language" map of Spain, not a dialect map. Basque, Galician, Catalan, etc. are separate languages, they are not dialects of Castilian Spanish. If you want to show "dialects" the map would have to show a difference between the Castilian spoken in Castile and northern Spain versus that in Andalucia. For example, the Castilian Spanish spoken Andalucia is famous for the "s"s and "c"s being pronouced as a "th" sound, unlike that in the north of Spain. Also, the map would show that this "Andalucian" Spanish is the Spanish spoken in the Canary Islands as well.
Actually, reverse what you said and then it would be true. Take gracias, for example.
"Grathias" : Most of Spain
"Grasias" : AndalucÃa and Canaries
Actually, reverse what you said and then it would be true. Take gracias, for example.
"Grathias" : Most of Spain
"Grasias" : AndalucÃa and Canaries
Actually You both are right. There's not only one Andalucian accent.
In some areas the "C" and "S" are pronounced as a "th" and in others are pronounced as an "S".
AndalucÃan is like a language in itself. Coming from spending alot of time in Mallorca and Valencia I found it difficult to understand they're words and accent especially "campo" like my fiance.
They shorten the words and even have some that are completely different.
Galician, Basque, Catalan, Mallorquin and Valencian are totally different languages. Basque words dont even look remotely Spanish
AndalucÃan is like a language in itself. Coming from spending alot of time in Mallorca and Valencia I found it difficult to understand they're words and accent especially "campo" like my fiance.
They shorten the words and even have some that are completely different.
Galician, Basque, Catalan, Mallorquin and Valencian are totally different languages. Basque words dont even look remotely Spanish
I'm sure each nation in which Spanish is spoken has different accents within it as well. Let's not forget that in Latin America, words from the native languages (Maya, etc.) made their way into the Spanish vocabulary.
It's definitely true, that in Argentina and Uruguay, words are pronounced as "J" instead of as "Y" in all other Hispanic countries.
example, yo (I) = "jo"
llamar (to be named) = "jamar" vs. yamar
llegar (to arrive) = "jegar" vs. yegar
lluvar (to rain) = "juvar" vs. yuvar
amarillo (yellow) = "amarijo" vs. amariyo
llena (full) = "Jena" vs. yena
silla (seat) = "seja" vs. seya
llano (plains) = "jano" vs. yano
llantas (car tires) - "jantas" vs. yantas
llorar (to cry) = "jorar" vs. yorar
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My fiancé and I regularly squabble because I want him to speak proper Spanish 
