Spain Facts
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art4apples on October 21, 2008
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Facts about Spain
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SHS 7th Grade Study Group, Buena Vista
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Spanish | English |
|---|---|
 1492 | Year that the Moors were driven out of Spain |
| 1898 | Year of the Spanish-American War |
| 711 | Year the Moors invaded Spain |
| Alhambra | Castles built by the Moors in Granada |
| Autogyro | Forerunner of the helicopter/invented by Juan de la Cierva |
| Barcelona | Second largest city in Spain |
| Bilbao | Important mining area is near this city |
| 12 de octubre | Dia de la Raza |
| 2 de noviembre | Dia de los muertos |
| El Cid | Captured Valencia from the Moors/Spain's national hero |
| El Greco | 16th century Greek painter who made his home in Toledo |
| El Puente | Aqueduct in Segovia that is an important Roman monument |
| El Escorial | A burial place for kings that was built by Felipe II |
| Golden Age | 16th and 17th Centuries |
| Granada | Last Moorish possession in Spain |
| Iberian | Peninsula consisting of Spain and Portugal |
| José Carreras | World famous tenor born in Barcelona |
| Placido Domingo | World famous tenor born in Madrid |
| La Mezquita | Mosque in Córdoba converted into a Catholic Cathedral |
| Latin | Language from which Spanish is derived |
| Madrid | Largest city in Spain with population of 4.5 million |
| 2 de Mayo | Spanish National Holiday/Commemorates rising against the French in 1808 |
| Don Quijote | 2nd most read book in the world/written by Miguel de Cervantes |
| Nochebuena | Christmas Eve |
| Pable Cassals | Cellist of international fame |
| Paella | Popular dish made of yellow rice, chicken, and seafood |
| Pedro Calderón | Great dramatist of the Golden Age/Famous play: La vida es sueño |
| Pablo Picasso | Founder of cubism |
| El Prado | Famous art museum in Madrid |
| Pyrenees | Mountains that separate Spain from France |
| Romans | People that built aqueducts and bridges throughout Spain |
| Salamanca | The oldest university in Spain is in this city |
| Semana Santa | Holy Week-Seville is famous for this celebration |
| Seville | The largest cathedral in Spain is in this city |
| Español | Official language of Spain |
| Tajo | Longest river in Spain/runs by Toledo |
| Tertulia | People gathering for the purpose of talking |
| 6 de enero | Tres Reyes Magos/Children receive gifts instead of or in addition to Christmas gifts |
| Tuna | Group of university students who sing in the streets |
| Valencia | City famous for its oranges |
| Valle de los caidos | Monument in Madrid in memory of Spanish Civil War soldiers |
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