España or Spain

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España or Spain

Information on Spain

• Person from Spain would be called: Español or Española

• 195,364 square miles• Madrid is the capital city and also the largest• Picture is of Spain viewed from a world view

INFORMATION ON SPAIN

• Its 2011 census states that it had 46,815,916 people in its proximity at that time

• It uses Euros as its official currency• It uses a parliamentary monarchy as its

current system of government• Picture is flag of Spain

Chief Products

• Its chief products are grains, vegetables, wine grapes, sugar beets, citrus ; beef, pork poultry, dairy products; fish; others include motor vehicles, machinery, basic metals, chemicals, mineral products, and textile.

• Picture is of Textile

Tourist Attractions

• According to Touropia, the top ten tourist attractions are: 1: Alhambra, 2: Mezquita of Cordoba, 3: El Escorial, 4: Sagrada Familia, 5: Ibiza, 6: Cuenca, 7: Aqueduct of Segovia, 8: La Concha, 9: Running of the Bulls, 10: Palacio Real

• Picture is of the Running of the Bulls

Brief History

• 1100 B.C.E. – Phoenician traders establish colony at Cádiz in southern Iberia.

• 228 B.C.E. – Carthaginians occupy southern and eastern Iberia.

• 218 – 220 B.C.E. – Romans defeat Carthage in Second Punic War and occupy the Iberian peninsula.

• The picture is of the Battle of Zama.

Brief History

• 409 C.E. – Visigoths occupy Iberian peninsula.• 711 C.E. – Combined Arab and Berber force

from northern Africa cross Strait of Gibraltar to occupy Iberian peninsula.

• 913 C.E. – Having retaken territories in northern Spain, Christians establish capital in León.

• This is a picture of León from above from Google Earth.

Brief History• 1013 C.E. – Powerful Caliphate of Córdoba breaks up due to

internal strife; Moorish Spain split into small feuding Kingdoms.• 1212 C.E. – Decisive Christian victory at battle of Navas de

Tolosa spells the beginning of the end of Moorish rule in Spain.• 1492 C.E. – King Fernando and Queen Isabel’s army capture

Granada after a long Siege, the final defeat of the Moors in Spain. Jews are forced to convert to Christianity; those who refused were banned from Spain. Christopher Columbus sets sail of his voyage of discovery.

• Picture is of the battle of Navas de Tolosa

Brief History

• 1588 C.E. – Defeat of Spanish Armada sent to invade England. Spanish Empire is at the height of its power, but is slowly declining.

• 1702 – 1714 C.E. – War of Spanish succession. Bourbon dynasty accedes to Spanish throne.

• 1808 – 1814 C.E. – Peninsular War. Spaniards rise against Napoleon's occupying force. Combination of guerilla tactics and support from Wellington's army end in French defeat.

• Picture is of the Peninsular War.

Brief History• 1931 C.E. – Spanish king is forced to abdicate. Spain

becomes a republic.• 1936 – 1939 C.E. – Spanish Civil War. Bloody conflict ends

with General Franco's victory. Dictatorship established.• 1975 C.E. – Francisco Franco dies, Juan Carlos de Borbón

is proclaimed king. Spain becomes constitutional monarchy. Democracy would bring membership of the European Community.

• Picture is of part of a militia marching at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War.

Reference or cited sources

• CIA – The World Factbook - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html – photograph and information

• Wikipedia - www.wikipedia.org/wiki/spain - photograph and information

• http://www.wall-maps.com/Classroom/Foreign-Language-Maps/Spain-spanish-map-over-f.htm - photograph

• http://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-spain/ - Information and photograph

Reference or cited sources

• A BRIEF HISTORY OF SPAIN - http://www.educa.madrid.org/web/ies.elalamo.elalamo/comenius/hhespana.htm - Information

• Google Earth - photograph• Wikipedia - http://

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:El_dos_de_mayo_de_1808_en_Madrid.jpg - Photograph