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Spain
Spain is a developed country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. It is Western Europe’s second biggest country by area with 504,030 sq km. Its topography, history and rich cultural heritage attract tourists from all over the world.
6,835 Questions
What do people in Spain call their money?
Since 2002 Spain has used the Euro as its currency. Before that the Spanish currency was the Peseta.
What country did juan de onate sail for?
Don Juan de Oñate y Salazar (1550 - 1626) was a Spanish explorer, colonial governor of the New Spain province of New Mexico, and founder of various settlements in the present day Southwest of the United States.
What is the total population of Spain?
The CIA Factbook estimates Spain's population as 40,548.763 as of July 2010.
Spain is on the Europe's Iberian Peninsula - it is not in Asia.
What were some accomplishments made by Phillip II when he was king of Spain?
Phillip II (1556-1598)
- Promote Catholicism in all Spanish provinces
- Enforced ideas of Council of Trent
- Placed half sister Margaret in charge of the Low Countries
- Went to Castile
- Wanted Castile to outshine other provinces
- All trade money went through Madrid before going elsewhere
- Promoted Castilian
- Built El Escorial
- Shape of cross
- Head of state, monastery, and papal seat
- Hapsburgs dug up and reburied there
- "The Paper King"
- Looked at every sheet of paper concerning government
- Took too long and resulted in breakdown of system
- Showed him being absolute monarch
- Ottoman Turks
- Wanted Venice that Spain had
- (1571) Genoa, Venice, Spain
- Battle of Le Panto
- Last great Spanish victory
- Gained control of the Mediterranean and North African trade
- Should have followed the Turks, but couldn't because of the war with the Netherlands
- (1580) Took control of Portugal
- Resented, and wasted money putting down rebellion
- Big deal due to colonies in North America and India
- Civil Religious War in Netherlands
- 17 provinces controlled by Stadholder
- Not fanatical or united
- Southern 10 were RCC
- North 7 were indifferent
- Tried all : Lutheran, RCC, Calvin (good in theory; led to...) Dutch Reform Church
- Glue was nationalism, not religion
- (1564) Phillip II wanted Low Countries to become RCC
- They didn't agree
- Northerners write: Compromise of 1564
- Pledged to keep their religion
- Like the Solemn Oath and Covenant of Scotland
- Attempt to be reasonable; don't want war with powerful Spain
- However, they have money, and war would hurt Spain
- Go to Margaret with list of request to compromise; named "The Beggars"
- Leader: William I House of Orange
- (1567) Duke of Ava
- Horrible man with 20,000 followers
- Council of Troubles; his court
- Council of Blood
- Had support of RCC
- Executed thousands for treason against the crown and destroyed crops and towns
- 10% tax on the income united people
- William floods his own cities to kill both sides
- The Spanish Fury (1576)
- Spain's attack of Antwerp (mistake!)
- Killed 7,000 in 4 days
- Catholics in the south join the north against Phillip; Dutch unite
- Phillip forced to sign the Pacification of Ghent
- Mostly agree to be self governing
- Didn't work because of major religious differences between groups
- South refused to stick with the north
- (1579) Union of Arras
- 10 providences ally back with Spain
- Union of Utrecht (1581)
- 7 Northern providences become the Dutch Republic
- William I becomes the first king
- Pledge to continue to fight Spain
- Phillip wouldn't let them go, although it harms the economy
- England funneled money through France to help the Dutch
- Treaty of Nonsuch -- England publicly gave money to help fight Spain
- 12 Year Truce (1609)
- Spain and Dutch Republic; makes them self governing
- Treaty of Westphalia (1648)
- DR gains total independence
- Phillip wasted too much money and time
- Sends the Armada against England in 1588; defeated
- There were only 8 ships left, but they rebuilt
- Spanish colonies didn't suffer because England's navy was too weak to threaten them
- Refuses to use personal wealth to help Spain, or to let trade go through other provinces besides Castille
- Stops agriculture to support the sheep raising; not profitable
- Won't invest in industry
- Nobles worked the least in all of Europe, but they have most wealth
- Spain a nation of haves and have nots
- Complacent nobles, increase size of church
- More priests in Spain
- Didn't let poor go to new world
- Still made outsiders leave; Moors and Jews lead to population decline
- He died
What are products made in Spain?
Wine
Olive Oil
Ham
Citric Fruits
Turrón
Cheese
Guitars
Wicker
Silk Shawls
Swords and Shields
Leather
Ceramics
What companies offers cars for hire from Murcia Airport?
You can acquire a car through Airport Rentals. Airport Rentals' website is very interactive and gives you a variety of options that you can choose from.
What major problems does Spain face?
There are a number of problems that Spain faces. Some of the major problems include economic crisis, poor agricultural activities, overflow of rivers and so much more.
What are the attractions to Spain?
They have a zoo, many museums ( El Prado, El Thyssen etc.), La Puerta de Alcala, and more.
How much bigger is Spain than great Britain?
Spain is 502,000 square kilometers while the United Kingdom is 243,000 square kilometers.
What two us states when combined are similar in land area to Spain?
One possible combination is Wyoming and Colorado.
Spain's land area is 195,364 sq mi (504,645 sq km).
Colorado = 103,718 sq mi
Wyoming = 93,410 sq mi
Total = 197,128 sq mi
The difference is only 1,764 sq mi.
Do people in Spain exchange gifts?
yes, all European countries exchange gifts on Christmas, but not on as large a scale as North America,
What does the spanish word los mean?
Los is the masculine, informal way to say "the". It is also plural, therefore you cannot say something like los boligrafo, because "los" is plural and "boligrafo" is singular (meaning "pen"). You could say, however, los boligrafos, which means "the pens". You also cannot say los plumasbecause los is masculine and plumas is feminine (it also means pen but really refers to a fancy calligraphy pen). Keep in mind that los means "the" not "a", so if you are refering to a pen instead of a specific pen, you would use un over los.
What was the capital of Spain in 1914?
Tetouan was the capital of Spanish Morocco at that time. (The Spanish spelling is Tetuán.)
What kind of religion is in Granada Spain?
The principle religion anywhere in Spain is the Roman Catholic Church.
Time on US passprt to travel to Spain and back home?
Your U.S. passport must be valid in order to re-enter the U.S.
Is Spain an island or do it have other countries surround?
No, Spain is not an island. It is a peninsula.
How many years of school do you go to in Spain school in Spain?
they go to school from some time in the morning, they go home to eat there so called dinner, its a feast they have this takes place around 2 pm, people get off work kids get off skool blah blah, they rest for a couple hours and go back to school and work, they then get off for the night around 7.00 aprox...
