SPAIN

History
Prehistorical Times

The oldest historical findings made in Spain date of about 30000 to 50000 b.C. Among the most important remains of this period are the Cave of Altamira (Santander), Cova Negra (Játiva) and Piñar (Granada).

Phoenicians, Greeks and Carthaginians
By 1100 b.C. Phoenicians arrived to the peninsula and founded colonies, the most important of which was Gadir (today's Cadiz), Malaca (today's Malaga) and Abdera (today's Adra, in Almeria). Also Greeks founded colonies in southern Spain and along the Mediterranean coast.

Spain's peak
Habsburg Spain was a superpower and the center of the first global empire in the 16th century. It had a cultural golden age in the 17th century. Spain maintained its vast overseas empire until, beginning with declarations of independence in Venezuela and Paraguay (1811)

20th Century

The economical crisis of the early 1920s led the country to the brink of civil war.
Although Franco kept Spain neutral during World War II, his military dictature led to political and economical isolation. During the 1950s and 60s every effort was taken to improve international relations, and the country's economy recovered.

Government
-Spain is a constitutional monarchy whose government is defined by the Constitution of Spain

Geography

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• Spain is the 3rd country of Europe in extension and the 5th in population.
• There are 17 regions on the Spanish mainland with the Canary islands
• Ceuta and Melilla are autonomous cites
• 0,878, HDI 23.º
• Occupies the 13th place in terms of GDP.

Festivities
1 de enero Año Nuevo
6 de enero Reyes Magos Epifanía
25 de julio Santiago Apóstol Patrono de España para la Iglesia católica
6-14 de Julio San Fermin
15 de agosto Asunción de la Virgen Asunción de la Virgen
12 de octubre Fiesta Nacional de España Fecha del Descubrimiento de América, Día de la Hispanidad …

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Food

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• Andalucia- Gazpacho
• Basque-bacalao
• Catalonia-farigola soup
• Madrid-meringue milk
• Valencia- paella

REFERENCES

• http://www.indexmundi.com/spain/government_profile.html
• http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/imperialism/notes/spanishempire.html
• http://www.red2000.com/spain/primer/geo.html
• http://www.foodsfromspain.com/icex/cda