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Madrid:Capital of Spain.

The history of Madrid (Spain) is marked by the establishment there of the royal court (June 1561)

and the consolidation of the country, with the capital Madrid this.

However, before this the area of the present town was already populated with the establishment of

more or less relevant communities. The emergence of Madrid in history dating from the

ninth century, a century in which the Emir Mohamed I (852-886) raises a fortress on the site

currently occupied by the Royal Palace.

Other important cities

Barcelona

Barcelona's history spans over 4,000 years, from the late Neolithic, with the first remains found in the territory of the city until today.

The substrate of its inhabitants brings together the Iberian peoples (layetanos), Carthaginians, Romans, Jews, Visigoths, Muslims and Christians.

Although the remains of Iberian and Carthaginian settlements, the real birth of the city took place in Roman times, whose first splendor will evolve to become

one of the main ports of the western Mediterranean, in the Middle Ages reaching primacy over the other Catalan counties and becoming one of the most

important cities of the Crown of Aragon.

After the union of Castile and Aragon Barcelona it has always enjoyed a position of great importance in the political, social and economic development of Spain.

Today, events like the Olympic Games 1992 and the Universal Forum of Cultures Barcelona have placed as a globally recognized and praised city,

important tourist and cultural center as well as a financial center and renowned congreses.

ValenciaThe History of the City of Valencia extends from the time before the formal foundation of

the city when the region was inhabited by Roman peoples until today.Thanks to the fertile lands on which it is based, around Valencia (Spain) were already an area of high human density before its founding in the second century BC by the Romans.

Since then, the city has become one of the largest towns in the Iberian Peninsula

SevillaSeville is a city with the only river port in Spain. The banks of the Guadalquivir river valley created with the same name, where the orchard and climate are

similar to the coast of Valencia, despite being much farther south.

Distrits of Spainand its flags

Languajes, flags and distritsValencian Community

Valencian language or Valencian idiom (valencià, llengua valenciana or idioma valencià in Valencian) is the regional language spoken in the Valencian

Community in Spain and a glossonym used to refer to the Catalan in that area. In that Community, Valencian is the traditional language and is co-official with

Spanish. A standardized form exists, based on the Southern

CataloniaCatalan is a Romance language named for its origins in Catalonia, in what is northeastern Spain and adjoining parts of France. It is the national and only

official language of Andorra, and a co-official language of the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian

Community (where the language is known as Valencian, and there exist regional standards). It also has semi-official status in the city of Alghero on the Italian island of Sardinia. It is also spoken with no official recognition in parts of the

Spanish autonomous communities of Aragon (La Franja) and Murcia (Carche), and in the historic French region of Roussillon/Northern Catalonia, roughly

equivalent to the department of Pyrénées-Orientales.

Euskalerria – Basque CountryBasque is a language isolate ancestral to the Basque people, who are

indigenous to and mainly inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 27% of Basques in all territories (714,136 out of 2,648,998).Of these, 663,035 are in the Spanish

part of the Basque Country and the remaining 51,100 are in the French one.

GALICIAGalician is an Indo-European language of the Western Ibero-Romance branch.

It is spoken by some 2.4 million people, mainly in Galicia, an autonomous community located in northwestern Spain, where it is official along with Spanish. The language is also spoken in some border zones of the neighbouring Spanish

regions of Asturias and Castile and León, as well as by Galician migrant communities in the rest of Spain, in Latin America, the United States,

Switzerland and elsewhere in Europe.

ExtremaduraExtremaduran is a Romance language, spoken by several hundred thousand people in Spain, in an area covering the north-western part of the autonomous

community of Extremadura and adjoining areas in the province of Salamanca. It is difficult to establish the exact boundary between Extremaduran and the

Spanish dialects spoken in most of Extremadura.

AndaluciaThe Andalusian varieties of Spanish. are spoken in Andalusia, Ceuta, Melilla

and Gibraltar. They include perhaps the most distinct of the southern variants of peninsular Spanish, differing in many respects from northern varieties, and also

from Standard Spanish. Due to the large population of Andalusia, the Andalusian dialect is the second most spoken dialect in Spain, after the

transitional variants between Castilian and Andalusian (for example the one from Madrid).

Main monuments in Spain.

The Aqueduct of Segovia is an impressive piece of Roman

engineering

La Sagrada Familia: This is an unfinished temple of the

great architect Antonio Gaudí

The Alhambra in Granada is a palatial city, a rich palace and

fortress complex that housed the monarch and the court of the

Kingdom of Granada.

Mezquita: Today is the most important monument in Cordoba,

and all the Andalusian architecture.

Significant People

Paco de Lucia

Paco de Lucia: Full name: Francisco Sanchez Gomez

Born : December 21, 1947 and Death: February 25, 2014

Paco de Lucia, was a Spanish composer and guitarist flamenco. Younger brother Dynasty "The Lucy" , with Ramón de Algeciras and Pepe de Lucía , received like these hand musical education from his father Antonio Sánchez

Pecino guitarist too. In a family atmosphereWorld flamenco , Paco de Lucia soon made contact with some of the major figures of flamenco , one of his main influences Niño Ricardo and Sabicas.

Following the disclosure of the Spanish flamenco in the International Competition of Flamenco Art in Jerez de la Frontera , 1962 , I recorded his first

nightclubs with his brother Pepe As part of the set of Los Chiquitos de Algeciras. In the following years he worked in touch with Fosforito and El Lebrijano singers

and since 1969 with Camaron de la Isla .He received , among other awards , two Grammys Latinos albums good cositas (2004) and Live Concerts Spain (2010 ), 9 the National Prize of Guitar Flamenco Art , the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts (1992 ) , beloved Son of the province of Cádiz (1997 ) , Son of Algeciras (1998 ) , the Silver Medal of Andalusia, the honorary distinction of Music Awards (2002 ) , Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts ( 2004 ), Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Cadiz (2009 ) and the

Berklee College of Music (2010)

Santiago Ramon y Cajal

Birthdate: May 1, 1852

Death: October 17, 1934

Santiago Ramon y Cajal (Petilla of Aragon, Navarra, May 1, 1852-Madrid, October 17, 1934) was a Spanish doctor, specializing in histology and

pathology. He shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1906 for his research on the mechanisms that govern the morphology and connective processes of nerve

cells, a revolutionary new theory that came to be called the "neuron doctrine" based on the tissue cerebral comprises individual cells. Humanist, besides

scientist, is considered head of the Generation of Elders.

He studied medicine in Zaragoza, where all his family moved in 1870. Cajal focused on his studies successfully and, after graduating in medicine in June 1873, at age 21, he was called up in the call Quinta de Castelar, conscription

ordered by the famous politician, the then president at the time of the short-lived First Republic

Miguel Servet

Full name: Miguel de Villanueva

Birthdate: September 29, 1509

Death: October 27, 1553

Miguel Servet, also called Miguel de Villanueva, Michel de Villeneuve or, in Latin, Michael Servetus (his real name was Michael Servetus and Conesa, alias

"Reverse") (Villanueva of Sigena, Huesca, Aragón1 probably the September 29, 1509 or 15112 - Geneva, October 27, 1553) was a Spanish theologian and

scientist. His interests encompassed many sciences: astronomy, meteorology, geography, law, theology, physics and the study of the Bible, mathematics,

anatomy and medicine. Much of his fame and subsequent recognition is due to his work on the pulmonary circulation described in his Christianismi Restitutio.

He participated in the Protestant Reformation and developed a Christology contrary to Trinidad. Repudiated by both Catholics and Protestants, he was

arrested in Geneva on trial and condemned to die at the stake by order of the City Council and Reformed churches cantons when it dominated the influence of

John Calvin.

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra:He is the most well-known spanish writer. His most known book is El

Quijote.About his life, the most interesting thing is that he lost a hand in the battle

of Lepanto.

Federico García Lorca:He was an excellent poetisian, the most well-known, his job is known

around the world.He was murdered by the Franco dictator, because of his ideas and

‘cause he was gay.

Pau Gasol:Maybe he is the most known basketball player. He played in a few of

NBA teams and get two NBA rings.

Mireia Belmonte:She is the best spanish swimmer of all times. She has 28 international

medals and she has the women records in some categories.

Staff

Cities: Meritxell Manzanera

Languajes: Andrea Marín

Main monuments: Nuria Fabuel and Lola Navarro

Significant people: Aaron Raya and Pablo Elzein