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Spain

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 Spain John and Amy

Main languages in Iberia circa 200 BC.

Main Languages in 200 B.C.

Five interesting Facts:

  1. Spain is approx. 504,782 square kilometers. http://gospain.org/facts/
  2. The population is approx. 40,448,191 people. http://gospain.org/facts/
  3. There is pollution in the Mediterranean Sea from raw sewage. http://gospain.org/facts/
  4. Less than a thousand HIV deaths.  http://gospain.org/facts/
  5. The national language for Spain is Castilian Spanish, although there are many other languages. http://gospain.org/facts/

 

Five big historical events:

 

  1. Spain was a neutral country in WWI and WWII except there was a civil war that broke out in 1936 and didn’t end till 1939. http://gospain.org/facts/
  2. Dictator Francisco Franco died in 1975, and then a peaceful transition arose. http://gospain.org/facts/
  3. The Spanish economy grew rapidly from 1986 to 1990. http://gospain.org/facts/
  5. January 1st, 2002 Spain decided to discontinue their pesta currency and changed it to the euro. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain#21st_century

5 sites people can visit:

 

 

Steps decorated with statues Jardines del Pazo de Marinan: is a country house that has an eye popping landscape. The land origionally had a military tower before turning into a country home in the 18th centry.  http://www.spain.info/TourSpain/Arte%20y%20Cultura/Parques%20y%20jardines/M/FW/0/Pazo%20de%20Marinan?language=EN

Mosque with Guadalquivir River in foreground Cordoba: is the birth place of Seneca and Trajan. The Cordoba has over 2,000 years of historyt under its belt and was the capital for the Romans and the Muslims.  http://www.spain.info/TourSpain/Arte+y+Cultura/Conjuntos+monumentales/A/FP/0/Centro+Historico+de+Cordoba?language=EN

Almagro Main Square    Almagro: Is located in Ciudad Real, Spain. People don't know the origin of the place but some believe there was a settlement here since the Bronze age.        http://www.spain.info/TourSpain/Arte%20y%20Cultura/Conjuntos%20monumentales/G/FH/0/Almagro++la%20ciudad?language=EN

Interior of Roman room, with mosaics and frescos Conjunto arqueologico de Merida: At one time it was considered to be the one of the most important Roman city. It was founded in 25 B.C. and had over 40,000 people living in it. http://www.spain.info/TourSpain/Arte%20y%20Cultura/Conjuntos%20monumentales/L/CH/0/Conjunto%20Arqueologico%20de%20Merida?language=EN

Several cacti Jardin de Cactus: used to be a quarry of volcanic rock. Cesar Manrique saw this area as an easel and now there is over 1,400 species of cactus in the rock. http://www.spain.info/TourSpain/Arte%20y%20Cultura/Parques%20y%20jardines/E/KW/0/Jardin%20de%20Cactus?language=EN

 

5 websites about the country:

http://gospain.org/facts/

http://www.spanish-fiestas.com/spain-information/facts.htm

http://www.spanish-town-guides.com/facts.htm

http://www.spain4uk.co.uk/spain_tourist_attractions.htm

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain

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