Spain

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Edward III

Never; Canary Islands since its annexion to Spain has always remained spanish.

Galicia (sometimes spelled 'Galiza'.) is an autonomous community in northwest Spain, and was one of the first kingdoms of Europe[ Galicia was also the English name for the largest, and poorest, province of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The German name was Galizien.

Squirrels are found almost everywhere in the world. Including spain.

The country that he represented was spain....

Spain was not weakened by conflicts with other countries.

Spain was able to colonize the new world before other countries because they were the first to

1. Realize the continent was there, and,

2. Know the route to get there.

Don't forget that news traveled very slowly in the 15th century. Not only that but navigation was a science limited to only a few people.

Had a common sailor gone directly to a competing country with news of the discovery it would have taken him months to make the trip and then recount his tale to someone in a position to use the information. And then what? He couldn't tell anybody where it was because he didn't know.

The navigator (Columbus) knew where he had been and how he got there. But he extracted promises of titles and property from the Spanish crown and was not about to lose all his hard won profits by sharing his information.

The news of the discovery was slow to circulate and the information on how to get there was even slower to circulate. The end result was that Spain had a several year head start on everybody else.

Portugal, geographically tied to Spain, was the second to act. They were already in competition with Spain for trade with Asia, and had pioneered the sea route around Africa. But the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) "allocated" much of the New World exclusively to Spain, while Portugal did establish a colony in Brazil.

Yes

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Some Basques and Catalonians want independence, not necessarily all of them, and certainly not all of them are violent about it.

Madrid is a city which is the capital of Spain. There are also several American cities, towns, and districts named Madrid, including one in New Mexico which is part of the city of Santa Fe.

In 1900, the king of Spain was King Alfonso XIII. He ascended to the throne in 1886, shortly after his birth, as he was born posthumously to his father, King Alfonso XII. His reign lasted until 1931, during which he faced various political challenges, including regional tensions and the rise of republican sentiments.

Spain shares its borders with Portugal to the west and France to the northeast. Additionally, it is close to the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. The coastal cities of Spain, such as Barcelona and Málaga, also face the Mediterranean Sea, while cities like Algeciras and Tarifa are near the Strait of Gibraltar, connecting to Morocco in Africa.

The principle cities of Spain are Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, and Sevilla.

Spain explored most of the Americas, many of the Caribbean islands, parts of Africa and parts of the Pacific. They had colonies on the islands of Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Phillipine Islands and Guam. They colonized all of South America except Brazil, as well as Central America, the Southern part of North America plus Florida, and parts of Africa.

- The Basque region spreads over the border into Spain;
- The French part of the Basque country is much smaller than the Spanish Basque area;
- Basques were famous for working on fishing boats, especially those fishing cod in the Northern Atlantic
- There is no certainty about where the Basque people came from
- the Basque language is not related to any other European language
- traditional houses have their shutters painted in green or deep red ; the deep red is called "rouge basque"

Ponce de Leon fought the Moors in Spain. When they were defeated in 1492 he was left unemployed. He sailed with Columbus on his second voyage in 1493. Ferdinand II named him Governor of San Juan Bautista (Puerto Rico) in 1509.

spanish America

Simply for the trade and the money it would bring.

I don't think the Irish ever fought Spain, unless you mean Irish-American soldiers in the Spanish-American War.

spain

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