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Yes, the S of Spanish should be capitalized, and not just when you are referring to the language. If for instance, you write the words "Spanish culture," or "Spanish rice," or "Spanish people," the S should also be capitalized in those cases.
(but in Spanish, the first letter of a language is not capitalized; i.e. ingles, not Ingles.)
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MaxineYes, Spanish should almost always be capitalized in English, whether referring to the nationality (the Spanish people) or generally as an adjective (Spanish food is very tasty), or the language (I speak Spanish).
The Spanish equivalent, 'espan~ol', by contrast, uses lower-case 'e'
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