Spain

Miguel de Cervantes - author of Don Quixote

Spanish (Castillian) is the dominant language in both Navarre and the Basque Country, but both regions recognize Basque as a co-official language. Around 30% of Basque Country residents speak Basque (but almost all of them also speak Spanish) and a far smaller number, around 10% speak Basque in Navarre.

It's called 'La Tomatina'.

Spain was a Roman province until the demise of the Roman empire. It then had an mixture of Spanish, Gothic, Celtic and Christian territories until the Moors invaded in 711. The Northern Kingdoms then began to recapture territories that it had lost during the Moorish invasions starting in the late 12th century. The Reconquista (as it known) was completed when the Spanish reclaim the last Muslim territory of Granada in 1492. This was the same year that Columbus set out to discover a new trade route to India. He happened to find the Americas along the way. From the late 15th - late 19th century Spain was in it's colonial period. The end of the colonial period was marked the Spanish-American War of 1898. After that Spain underwent series of government reforms until the the Spanish Civil War in 1936. With Franco's victory in 1939 the Spain was in what was called the Franco period until 1977 with his death. After that Spain formed the Second Spanish Republic which lasted until 1992 when the European Union was officially formed politically. It has been a part of European Union since then.

The distance between the above places is 4710 miles. This distance is point to point straight distance. The actual distance may vary according to the flight path chosen. Also this is not the airport to airport precise distance.

It is rare in Spain, For more information refer to the related links

The only currency used in Spain is the Euro.

The most well known Spanish dish is paella which is a rice dish with vegetables, meat, prawns and sausage. The combination of ingredients in paella vary depending on the region. Other typical dishes include tapas, tortilla and gazpacho.

Spain is divided into both provinces and regions. See the related links for listings.

Father Christmas is traditionally the British name for a figure of Christmas (who is now associated in the U.S. with the development of Santa Claus). However, a similar figure does exist in Spain and many other countries. In Spain, he is called Papa Noel or Padre Noel.

Spain is a country on the continent of Europe.

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Because the Romans did not stay in Britain for as long as they stayed in France, Spain or Italy.

No. The Canary Islands are Western European Time (same as the British Isles) and the rest is Central European Time (one hour more than the former).

In Spain there are many different types of games that are played. Some popular card games include Mus, and tute. Checkers and dominoes are also popular in Spain. Children in Spain enjoy playing hide and seek.
Soccer is the main sport in Spain. Other big sports in Spain would be golf, tennis, cycling, motor sports and water sports, amongst others.

The driving distance from Seville, Spain to Malaga, Spain is 134 miles / 216 km.

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Spain is a HUGE country so no, it is not warm all year. Southern Spain is much warmer than Northern Spain and the coastal areas are much warmer in winter than inland and the coastal areas are cooler in Summer. At night time in the winter temperature are anything but warm......however areas such as the Costa del Sol, Southern Spain truly do have many more warmer days than cooler ones.

Papa Noel is Father Christmas.

A random search of flight options between Minneapolis, MN and Madrid, Spain revealed total travel times between 12 hrs 10 min and 20 hrs 20 min, depending on your flight choices. Prices for a round-trip ticket ranged from $1,467 to $4,801.

Spain is increasingly moving towards equality between the sexes. There is currently no significant difference between male and female roles among natives Catalanes/Spaniards living in Barcelona. Immigrants may be more inclined to emphasize traditional male and female roles from their countries of origin.

Isabella I was Queen of Castile and Leon. Her husband was Ferdinand II, King of Aragon. Together they presided over the final defeat of the Moors in Spain, The eviction of the Moors and the Jews, and the beginning of the Spanish Inquisition. She also financed Columbus' voyages of exploration.

Isabella and Ferdinand co-ruled the kingdoms of Castile, Leon, and Aragon. They consulted each other and ruled all three kingdoms with the same policies. Neither one ruled the kingdom(s) of the other. They never ruled Spain! Each one retained ownership(?) of their respective kingdoms. The kingdoms were not united under one monarch until their grandson, Charles I of Spain, inherited all 3 kingdoms. That occurred in 1516 with the death of Ferdinand II. Ferdinand's death placed all three them under one monarch. That was the beginning of the political entity of Spain as we know it today.

Christopher Columbus became the first explorer and trader to cross the Atlantic Ocean and sight the land of the Americas, on 12 October 1492, under the flag of Castile, a former kingdom of modern day Spain.

A random search for flights from Calgary (YYC) To Madrid Barajas (MAD) shows:

OPTION 1: 13hr 30min via London Heathrow (LHR)

YYC - LHR British Airways Flt 102 Dep 08:15pm 05Mar,Fri

LHR - MAD British Airways Flt 460 Dep 02:30pm 06Mar,Sat

Flight Duration: 11hr 20min; Layover Time: 2hr 10min; Total Trip Time: 13hr 30min