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S P A I N. Spain is in the southwest of Europe. The neighbouring countries : It shares borders with France and the Principality of Andorra to the north, west Portugal and the British territory of Gibraltar in the south. Spanish flag and anthem.
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Spain is in the southwest of Europe. Theneighbouringcountries: It shares borders with France and the Principality of Andorra to the north, west Portugal and the British territory of Gibraltar in the south.
The capital city, currency, and theformgovernment: Madrid is the capital city of Spain with 6,543,031 inhabitants. Spain's official currency is the euro. Itis a parliamentarymonarchy. King of Spain called Juan Carlos.
Teide,the highest peak of Spain Teide is a volcano located on the island of Tenerife, with an altitude of 3,718 meters above sea level. Aneto: 3404m. Islocated in Huesca. Mulhacén: 3482m. Islocated in Granada. Veleta: 3398m. Islocated in Granada
Seas, Oceaans and rivers: CANTABRIC SEA ATLANTIC OCEAN MEDITERRANEAN SEA
The five largest cities in Spain Madrid Sevilla Barcelona Bilbao Valencia
WorldHeritage in Spain Alhambra: is an Andalusian palace city located in Granada. Catedral de Burgos: it is a Catholic church dedicated to the Virgin Mary located in the Spanish city of Burgos. Mezquita de Córdoba: is located in Cordoba. With 23,400 square meters, was the second largest mosque in the world in surface.
Monuments of Spain. Palau música catalana Sevilla Plaza mayor de León TheHolyFamily, Barcelona
Important events in Spanish History. 1469. Unification of the two great kingdoms of the Spanish part of the peninsula with the wedding of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon. 1492. End of the Reconquista with the fall of Granada . 1492. Discovery of America. 1580. Unification of the two crowns of the peninsula, Spain and Portugal, under the same king, Philip II. 1808-1814. Napoleonic invasion and subsequent war of independence.
Important events in Spanish History. 1812. First Spanish Constitution in the Courts of Cadiz. Popularly known as "La Pepa" 1839-1875. Spanishdictatorship 1836-1839. Spanish Civil War 1814. Absolutism Fernando VII.. 1873-1874. 1stSpanishRepublic. 1875-Present Juan Carlos I. Transitiontodemocracy
Fiveimportanthistorical figures. Miguel de Cervantes. Pablo Ruíz Picasso. Francisco de Goya. Santiago Ramón y Cajal. Francisco Franco.
Celebrities: Music, cinema and sports Almodóvar Penélope Cruz Antonio Banderas Javier Bardem Julio Iglesias Rafa Nadal Fernando Alonso Angel Nieto
Typicalfood. Paella. Peya Gofio(Canarias) Serrano Ham. Omelette. Gazpacho. Cocido Fabada
Popular Sports. • Football. • Tennis. • F1. • Motorcycling.
Authors Resources www.wikipedia.org www.google.es 1º ESO. Ciencias Sociales. Oxford Education. 2º ESO. Ciencias Sociales. Oxford Education. 3º ESO. Geografía. Oxford Education. 1º ESO. Historia. Oxford Education. Students of 4th grade IES EL BATÁN.
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