Spain

1. Spain March 2009 Spanish 1, Period 2

2. General Current Information

3. Current General Information Name: Spain/España Capital: Madrid Current Population: 40,491,052

4. Current General Information Religions: Roman Catholic 94%, other 6% Languages: Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%, are official regionally

5. Current General Information Currency: euros Literacy Percent: 98 Life Expectancy: 79

6. Holidays • ChristmasHoliday-Hogueras (Bonfires) • December 8 - Feast of the Immaculate Conception (La Inmaculada Concepción) In this holiday, people jumped over fires as a symbolic protection against illness. • May 2 - Community Day (Fiesta de la Communidad) Madrid community only • December 25 – Christmas Day (Natividad del Señor, national)

7. Holidays • May 1 - Labor Day (Fiesta del Trabajo) • March 19 - San José (Father's Day in Spain) • October 12 - Spain's National Day (Fiesta Nacional de España - also called Día de la Hispanidad) • November 1 - All Saints Day ( in 2009 this falls on a Sunday)

8. Native Foods • Gazpacho (Cold Tomato Soup) • Tortilla Española (Spanish Omelet) • Flan (Custard) • Mazapanes (Almond Candies) • Chocolate a la Española (Spanish Hot Chocolate) • Churros • Crema de Cabrales (Spread)

9. Native Foods Paella madrid Ingredients: 1-2 large onions
1 head of garlic
2 large peppers (I use a green one & a red one)
Plenty olive oil (not extra virgin)
1 chicken stock cube (use a fish one if you prefer)
1 chicken chopped up into small pieces (could use chicken breasts)

250g small prawns
250g baby clams or clams
250g calamares in rings
Mussels - 1 or 2 per person
Large prawns - 1 or 2 per person

Food colouring
Rice (short or long grain)
1 bag of frozen peas
Tin of pickled red peppers
Lemons Tartaletas de Champiñon- Mushroom Tartlets Paella Madrid Tartaletas de Champiñon ingredients: 5 Tablespoons mayonnaise 1 clove garlic, crushed ½ teaspoon dried parsley flakes 1 teaspoon lemon juice ¼ pound (8 to 10) mushrooms, washed, drained, stems removed, and finely chopped 20 miniature tartlet shells or toast triangles Salt and pepper

10. Famous People Victoria Abril Elena Anaya Penelope Cruz- Famous Actress Elena Anaya- Famous Actress Sara Montiel- Singer Famous Actress Victoria Abril- Famous Actress

11. Teens in America vs. Teens in Spain Minimum Legal Ages Fast Food Education

12. Map and Flag

13. Map Capital of Spain: Madrid

14. Flag- bandera There are: three horizontal bands: of red (top), with the national coat of arms on the hoist side of the yellow band; yellow (double width), and red the coat of arms displays the emblems of the traditional kingdoms of Spain and Granada is represented by a stylized pomegranate at the bottom of the shield; the arms are framed by two columns representing the Pillars of Hercules, which are the two promontories on either side of the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; the red scroll across the two columns bears the imperial motto of "Plus Ultra" (further beyond) referring to Spanish lands beyond Europe.

15. History

16. History: Who lived there before the Spanish Conquest? Original Inhabitants of Spain • Celts: • 1,000 BC-1,000 AD or as early as 7,000 BC • North-Galicia and Asturias • Celtiberians • Basques: • Language-Euskera • Fought to keep their culture • Arrived before Iberians • Iberians: • Third Millennium B.C. • Had small isolated communities • Came for east Mediterranean

17. Spanish Conquest • The Spanish Conquest was between the 1519 and 1521 which was when the Spanish fleet entered into Tenochtitlan and arrested Montezuma, the Emperor of Aztec • It was led by Hernan (Hernando) Cortés who was a Spanish explorer

18. History: When did the country become independent? Spain became independent October 12, commemorating Christopher Columbus’s initial landing in North America on October 12, 1492.

19. Government and Economy

20. King’s Responsibilities • Head of State • Supreme Head of Armed Forces • Chief Representative of Spain in International Relations

21. Governmental System • Parliamentary monarchy • Chief of State- King Juan Carlos • President of Government- Jose Luis Rodriguez • Chief of Mission-Ambassador Eduardo Aguirredo, Jr.

22. President: José Luis RodríguezZapatero • Political Action: • Took Troops out of Iraq • Legalized Gay Marriage • Legalized Gay Couples Adopting • Criminalization of Domestic Violence Family and Life: August 4, 1960 Wife-Sonsoles Espinosa Two Children

23. Royal Family Queen Sofía King Juan Carlos 1 PrinceFelipe Princess Letizia

24. Spain Economic Crisis • 2007-Late December 2008 • result of the mortgage and credit issues and diminished world demands • 10.9% Unemployed • Forced to cut down on employees & conserve light

25. Economic Crisis- Piu e Piu • Piu e Piu (A shop in Madrid) paid €12,000 ($15,088.80) monthly including tax • Home and Kitchenware store • Cut down prices-cannot go down any lower

26. Spain Economic Crisis

27. Spain Main Exports • Olive Oil • Wine • Condoms

28. Spain Imports • Oil • Cars • Nuts • Medical equipment • Industrial engines • Fuel oil

29. Bibliography • http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.odcpl.com/images/mcdonalds.gif&imgrefurl=http://thatslifeinthecity.blogspot.com/2007/11/three-men-in-womens-clothes-attack.html&usg=___Zcz8rwopPb3PeyTDg_eu7EA5KA=&h=875&w=913&sz=35&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=CugwA7gmhr8FcM:&tbnh=141&tbnw=147&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmcdonalds%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1T4GGIK_enUS280US280%26sa%3DN • http://cnreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/logo-subway.jpg • http://www.campusaccess.com/images/education.jpg • http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/225px_jose_luis_rodriguez_zapatero___royal__zapateros_meeting_in_toulouse_for_the_2007_french_presidential_election_0205_2007_04_19.jpg • http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44102000/jpg/_44102530_afp416leonor.jpg • http://thailand.prd.go.th/60th/img_k_q/spain_q.jpg • http://www.solarnavigator.net/geography/geography_images/king_juan_carlos_spain_espana.jpg • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Spain_topography.png • http://www.destination6.com/images/maps/mapLocationSpain.gif • http://www.infoplease.com/spot/hhmholidays1.html • http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/spain/madrid/4433755/Spain-An-Insiders-Guide-to-Madrid-and-Central-Spain.html

30. Bibliography • http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_spain.html • http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/topics/spanish_conquest.html • http://www.foodbycountry.com/Spain-to-Zimbabwe-Cumulative-Index/Spain.html • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html#Govt • http://www.answers.com/topic/tapa-tartaletas-de-champi-n • http://www.spanish-fiestas.com/recipes/paella.htm • http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2008/11/24/497360-Chanson-Victoria-Abril-chante-Olala-a-Odyssud.html • http://www.scifidesktop.org.uk/gallery/displayimage.php?album=126&pos=9 • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html • http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/10/24/business/peseta.php • http://globaleconomydoesmatter.blogspot.com/2009/01/why-spains-economic-crisis-is-something.html • http://z.about.com/d/coins/1/0/7/2/-/-/Spain_money_coins.jpg • http://images.www.studiesabroad.com/jpg/f246bbe9b72d2ac67a855ef6afbb0d5b91fbfa07/_MONEY-use-for-all.jpg • http://internationaltrade.suite101.com/article.cfm/top_spanish_exports_imports • http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/warm-churros-and-hot-chocolate

31. Churros • Spanish Doughnut • Two types • Long and thick • Curly and Thin • Popular in Spain, Latin America, France, Portugal, United States • Traditionally Dipped in Special Chocolate • Sold by street Venders