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La población: 40,341,462 La capital: Madrid El gobierno: parliamentary monarchy El rey: Felipe VI (Junio de 2014) Las lenguas: Castellano, Gallego, Basque, Catalán Moneda: Euro (1.00 Euro = 1.30 US Dollars)
La bandera - La bandera es amarillo y rojo - Spanish coat of arms
Una historia corta: S pain was ruled by the Romans for seven centuries. In 711 A.D., the Moors invaded and ruled parts of Spain. In 1492, the Catholic Monarchs began the era of Spanish expansion. Explorers and missionaries colonized parts of the Caribbean and Central and South America. Due to wars with France, England, and the United States in the 19th century, the Spanish Empire weakened. After the civil war, General Franco ruled Spain under a dictatorship until his death in Today Spain is a parliamentary monarchy.
Madrid - Es la capital de España - Palacio Real - Palacio de la Zarzuela - Puerta del Sol - La Plaza Mayor - El Prado
El Palacio Real
El Palacio de la Zarzuela
La Puerta del Sol
La Plaza Mayor
El Prado
La Mancha - Has windmills made famous in Miguel de Cervantes' novel, Don Quijote de La Mancha
Andalucia - this region exports olive oil worldwide - the southernmost point is only about 8 miles from Africa
Salamanca - founded before the Romans by a Celtic tribe (before 3rd century BC) - University of Salamanca founded in 1130 (or earlier)
Segovia - famous for its aqueduct bridge built by the Romans (approx. 1st century AD) and functioning until the late 1800s - transports water approx. 9.3 miles from a river in the mountains to the city
El Flamenco - popular music and dance - Las castañuelas
Corrida de los toros and Bull fights - En Pamplona cada julio - Algunas personas creen que la práctica de demasiada cruel.
Travel in Spain - El AVE - a high speed train linking Madrid, Seville, and Barcelona - train or bus - Ferries to Balearic Islands and Morroco - Car and motorcycle - walking and bicycle
La celebraciones - Semana Santa (holy week) - La feria de abril en Sevilla - La tomatina (last Wed. of Aug. in Bunol) - Fiesta Nacional de España - (12 de octubre)
La comida - La paella - La tortilla española - Las tapas
El arte - El Prado en Madrid - Pablo Picasso - La cuevas de Altamira (prehistoric art)
La arquitectura - El museo de Guggenheim (famous for its ultramodern architecture)
La arquitectura - La mezquita - former mosque built by the Moors in Córdoba in 784 AD - so large that a cathedral was built inside of it
La arquitectura - Avila - a city surrounded by medieval walls that have stood for almost 1,000 years
La arquitectura - Gaudí de Barcelona - Catedral de la Sagrada Familia (construction started 1882 and should be finished by 2026)
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