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TheSpanishcalltheircountryEspaecomesfromtheancient

wordSpan,’safittingname,since

SpainstandssomewhatapartfromtherestofEurope.

FactsAboutSpain

OfficialnameKingdomofSpain

CapitalMadrid

OfficiallanguageCastilianSpanish

Population40,500,000people

Rankamongcountriesinpopulation30th

MajorcitiesMadrid,Barcelona,Valencia,Seville

Area

195,000squaremiles

506,000squarekilometers

Rankamongcountriesinarea50th

Highestpoint

PicodeTeide

12,188feet/3,715meters

CurrencyEuro

THEIBERIANPENINSULA

Spainisonapeninsula,’s

calledtheIberianPeninsula,anditliesbetweentheAtlanticOceanand

oversmostofthepeninsula,apartfromasmall

areaoccupiedbythecountryofPortugaltothewest.

centuries,thePyreneesisolatedSpainfromitsEuropeanneighborstothe

north.

Inthesouth,arrow

stripofwatercalledtheStraitofGibraltarparatesSpainfromthe

sreason,Africaninfluencesareanimpor孝亲敬长的故事 tant

partofSpain’shistory.

SPANISHISLANDS

Spainhasnumerousislands,cludet性欲强 heBalearicIslandsin

theMediterraneanSeaandtheCanaryIslandsintheAtlanticOceanoff

thecoastofAfrica.

AHIGH,ROCKYPLATEAU

Ahuge,rockyplateaucalledtheMetaCentralrisincent党的由来 ralSpain.

It’sahigh,mostlytreelessregionthatcoversmorethanhalfthecountry.

here,ttheplainintoshort

strips.

SUNNYANDDRY

hfarmersherd

owcropssuchasolives,grapes,

stheworld’e

lsogrowsplentyof

cutfromthebarkofthistree.

Thesunnyweather,sandyMediterraneanbeaches,andscenicislands

,Spainisoneoftheworld’s

mostpopulartouristdestinations.

MADRIDANDBARCELONA

Spain’dsnearthevery

isamoderncitythat’shometo

’salsofilledwithfamousoldlandmarks,such

asthePlazaMayor,ahugepublicsquarelinedwithimpressivebuildings.

Barcelona,onthenortheastcoast,isSpain’scondlargest重阳节吃什么 city.

BarcelonaisSpain’y’s

atespires

ofthecathedralrimorethan328feet(100meters).

BULLFIGHTING

nish

ghters,calledmatadors,ektoshow

gerandexciteme电子请柬模板 nt

ofthesportinspiredAmericanauthorErnestHemingwaytowriteabout

bullfightingintwobooks,TheSunAlsoRisandDeathintheAfternoon.

Everysummer,Spaniardscelebratethebeginningofbullfightingason

ityofPamplona,celebrationsinclude

rning,bullsaretloointhecity

hodare法桐 getinfrontofthebullsandtrytoraceahead

mes,peoplearewoundedorevenkilledbythebulls.

THEMUSLIMPAST

InAD711,lims

remainedaMuslim-ruledlandforhundredsofyears.

TheMuslimrulersbuiltdazzlingcitiessuchasGranadaandCrdoba.

ophers,scientists,

andartistsproducedimportantworks.

CHRISTIANITYTRIUMPHS

ChristiankingdomsinnorthernSpainfoughttheMuslimsfiercely.

Slowly,ate1400s,twoRoman

Catholicmonarchsgotmarried—FerdinandofAragnandIsabellaof

1492,FerdinandandIsabelladrovethelastMuslimrulersfrom

Spain.

Afterward,,theSpanish

urt

caughtandpunishedpeoplewhorefudtoconverttoCatholicism.

AWORLDEMPIRE

1492,Isabella

us

doffindingAsia,Columbus

edtobeaturningpointinSpanishhistory.

hships

ecame

Europe’daworldempire.

SPAIN’SGOLDENAGE

Spain’1500sand

1600s,Spanishwritersandartistsreachedgreatheightsofachievement.

MigueldeCervantesSaavedrawroteDonQuixote,amasterpieceofEuropean

ssuchasElGrecoproducedbrilliantpaintings.

LOSSOFEMPIRE

Spainudmostofitswealthtobuildmilitarypower,includinga

egoldandsilverranout,

oniesbroke

away.

In1898,rcedSpain

togiveupCuba,Guam,andPuertoRico,itslastholdingsintheAmericas.

CIVILWAR

In1936,dwitha

ughdictatorexecuted

diedin1975.

SPAINTODAY

AfterFranco’sdeath,oJuanCarlos

I,whowasdescendedfromSpain’inalsoadopteda

,Spainisavibrant

democracy.