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PAELLA, TORTILLA
SPAIN'S SIGNATURE POPULAR DISHES
EL PRADO
SPAIN'S RENOWN MUSEUM (AS FAMOUS AS THE LOUVRE
IN PARIS;) SPAIN'S MOST VISITED ATTRACTION
100
NUMBER OF COUNTRIES TO WHICH SPAIN'S MAGAZINE
'HOLA' IS EXPORTED
7
NUMBER OF SPAIN'S MAJOR BORDERS (LAND & WATER)
5
TOTAL NUMBER OF LANGUAGES SPOKEN IN SPAIN
17
NUMBER OF AUTONYMOUS REGIONS IN SPAIN
51
NUMBER OF PROVINCES IN SPAIN
2/3
RELATIVE SIZE OF SPAIN TO STATE OF TEXAS
1501
WHEN CATHERINE OF ARAGON MARRIED ENGLAND'S
PRINCE ARTHUR (OLDER BROTHER OF HENRY VIII)
1904 TO 1989
SPANISH ARTIST SALVADOR DALI'S DOB & DOD
2002
EURO BECAME SPAIN'S CURRENCY FOR EVERYDAY USE
4414
MILES FROM MIAMI TO MADRID
40
NUMBER OF MILLIONS FOR SPAIN'S POPULATION
4
NUMBER OF MILLIONS FOR MADRID'S POPULATION
40° N 4° W
MAP COORDINATES OF MADRID
1992
YEAR SUMMER OLYMPICS HELD IN BARCELONA AREA
1881 TO 1973
SPANISH ARTIST PABLO PICASSO DOB & DOD
1588
DATE SPANISH ARMADA DEFEATED BY THE ENGLISH,.
BEGAN END OF SPANISH NAVAL POWER
1936-1939
SPANISH CIVIL WAR
1975
SPANISH DICTATOR GENERAL FRANCISCO FRANCO DIES
1898
SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR. USA GETS PUERTO RICO, CUBA,
GUAM, PHILIPPINES
711-1492
MOORS FROM NORTHERN AFRICA OCCUPY MOST AREAS
OF WHAT IS NOW SPAIN
MADRILEÑO
WHAT A RESIDENT OF MADRID IS CALLED
QUEEN CATHERINE (OF ARAGÓN)
MOTHER TO MARY,(WHO BECAME 'BLOODY' QUEEN MARY-1ST SURVIVING CHILD OF HENRY VIII
PRINCESS CATHERINE OF ARAGÓN
QUEEN ISABELLA & FERDINAND'S 5TH CHILD WHO
CARRIED THE NAME OF HER FATHER'S KINGDOM
1939-1975
FRANCO IS DICTATOR OF SPAIN WHO NAMED PRINCE JUAN
CARLOS HIS SUCCESSOR (GRANDSON OF THE FORMER
SPANISH KING)
DON QUIXOTE & SANCHO PANZA
CHARACTERS FROM 1600'S NOVEL, DON QUIXOTE DE LA
MANCHA, WHO REPRESENT THE CONTRAST BETWEEN
IDEALISM AND REALISM
PABLO PICASSO
ARTIST OF DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA AND ALSO
GUERNICA, BLUE & ROSE PERIODS, CUBISM
SALVADOR DALI
ARTIST WHO PAINTED PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY (MOST
CALL IT THE MELTING CLOCKS), SURREALISM
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
HE IS TO SPAIN WHAT SHAKESPEARE IS TO ENGLAND;
WROTE NOVEL DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA
FELIPE AND LETIZIA ROYAL TITLES
LOS PRINCIPES DE ASTURIAS
PENELOPE CRUZ, ANTONIO
BANDERAS, JAVIER BARDEM
SPANISH ACTORS FIRST FAMOUS IN SPAIN
ETA
THE BASQUE BASED 'TERRORIST' GROUP THAT FIGHTS
FOR INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN
ELENA, CRISTINA, FELIPE
ROYAL CHILDREN OF JUAN CARLOS AND SOFIA
LEONOR AND SOFIA
ROYAL CHILDREN OF FELIPE AND LETIZIA
FELIPE
PRINCE WHO IS HEIR TO THE SPANISH THRONE
JUAN CARLOS AND SOFIA
CURRENT KING AND QUEEN OF SPAIN
8
NUMBER OF IMMEDIATE ROYAL FAMILY OF SPAIN THAT
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE IN PICTURES.
INFANTA
SPANISH TITLE FOR A PRINCESS (FEMALE CHILD) OF THE
REGENTS OF SPAIN
BARCELONA, REAL MADRID
TWO POPULAR SPANISH SOCCER TEAMS
1509
WHEN CATHERINE OF ARAGON BECAME QUEEN OF
ENGLAND B/C SHE MARRIED KING HENRY VIII
IBERIAN
NAME OF PENINSULA WHERE SPAIN IS AS WELL AS A
MAJOR AIRLINE THERE
QUEEN ISABELLA
FUNDED THE VOYAGES OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS IN
1492
1469
MARRIAGE OF ISABELLA & FERDINAND - BEGAN UNITING
THE KINGDOMS INTO COUNTRY OF SPAIN BY INCREASING
THE EXPULSION OF ALL NON-CATHOLICS
1492
LAST MOORISH STRONGHOLD FALLS AT GRANADA;
COUNTRY OF SPAIN IS FORMED
FELIPE II
MARRIED ENGLAND'S QUEEN MARY I AND AFTER SHE DIED
5 YRS LATER HE COURTED HER HALF SISTER, QUEEN
ELIZABETH I, BUT SHE KEPT PUTTING HIM OFF. THE
PHILIPPINES WERE NAMED IN HIS HONOR
MARCH 11, 2004
TERRORISTS BOMB MADRID TRAIN STATION
ROYALTY & LIFE STYLES OF THE RICH
AND FAMOUS (SOME FROM USA)
PRINCIPAL THEMES OF THE 'HOLA' MAGAZINE OF SPAIN
EL REINO DE ESPAÑA
MOTHERLAND OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE
GOLD, JEWELS, CONQUESTS IN THE
AMERICAS
WHAT HELPED MAKE SPAIN A RICH AND POWERFUL
COUNTRY IN THE 1400- 1500'S
EL CASTELLANO
WHAT THE SPANISH PEOPLE CALL THE SPANISH
LANGUAGE--INSTEAD OF EL ESPAÑOL
EL VALENCIANO
LANGUAGE SPOKEN IN REGION OF VALENCIA
EL GALLEGO
LANGUAGE SPOKEN IN REGION OF GALICIA
EL EUSKERA
LANGUAGE SPOKEN IN REGION OF PAIS VASCO (SPAINISH
CALL THE LANGUAGE EL VASCO)
EL CATALÁN
LANGUAGE SPOKEN IN REGION OF CATALUÑA
EL RÍO EBRO Y EL RÍO TAJO Y EL
GUADALQUIVIR
3 MAJOR RIVERS IN SPAIN
LOS PIRINEOS
THE PYRENEES MT. CHAIN THAT SEPARATES FRANCE AND
SPAIN
LAS CASTAÑUELAS
CASTANETS ARE RHYTHM INSTRUMENTS USED IN
TRADITIONAL SPANISH MUSIC
ÁVILA ES UNA CIUDAD SURROUNDED
BY MEDIEVAL WALLS THAT HAVE STOOD FOR OVER 1000
YEARS.
THE ALTAMIRA CAVES
ARE FAMOUS FOR THE PREHISTORIC ART FOUND ON
THEIR WALLS.
LA MESQUITA IN CORDOBA IS A
FORMER MOSQUE THAT
RELECTS THE INFLUENCE OF THE ARAB CULTURE. IT IS SO
LARGE THAT A CATHEFRAL WAS BUILT INSIDE OF IT.
THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM IN
BILBAO
IS WORLD FAMOUS FOR ITS ULTRAMODERN
ARCHITECHTURE
IBERIAN PENINSULA
IN SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE IS MADE UP FROM PORTUGAL
AND SPAIN.
LA PLAZA MAYOR
THE GREAT SQUARE WHERE MANY GATHER FOR A SNACK
OR A MEAL.
LA PUERTA DEL SOL EN MADRID
THE HISTORICAL CENTER OF SPAIN, WILL SEE STATUE OF
BEAR & TREE--SYMBOL OF MADRID.
EN 1513
PONCE DE LEON CLAIMED FLORIDA FOR SPAIN
EN 1763 Y EN 1783 Y EN 1821
SPAIN GAVE UP FLORIDA TO ENGLAND; GOT IT BACK; THEN
'SOLD' IT TO USA TO PAY OFF A DEBT.
AFTER SWITZERLAND SPAIN IS
THE MOST MOUNTAINOUS COUNTRY IN EUROPE
MADRID IS THE HIGHEST ELEVATION
CAPITAL CITY IN EUROPE.
RENFRE
SPAIN'S RAILWAY SYSTEM
THE REGION OF LA MANCHA
IS FAMOUS FOR ITS WINDMILLS AND THE CHARACTER OF
DON QUIXOTE
EL AVE
SPAIN'S HIGH SPEED TRAIN
LA PLAZA DE ESPAÑA IS WHERE
YOU'LL SEE
A MONUMENT IN MADRID THAT HONORS CERVANTES AND
HIS NOVEL CHARACTERS DON QUIXOTE & SANCHO PANZA
LOS GITANOS EN SEVILLA AREA
GYPSY ORIGIN OF FLAMENCO SONG, DANCE, MUSIC
GAZPACHO
A GARLIC TOMATO SOUP SERVED COLD
EL CARNET
WHAT SPANISH CALL THE DRIVER'S LICENSE ( OR ANY ID
TYPE LICENSE)
SOL Y SOMBRA
WAY TICKETS FOR BULLFIGHT ARE SOLD-TO SIT -IN SUN
OR IN SHADE
BARAJAS
NAME OF THE MADRID INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ANTONIO GAUDÍ
SPAIN'S MOST FAMOUS ARCHITECT WHO DESIGNED THE
STILL UNFINISHED SAGRADA FAMILIA CHURCH IN
BARCELONA
JAI-ALAI (PELOTA VASCA)
IS A TYPICAL SPORT PLAYED IN NORTHERN SPAIN FROM
BASQUE REGION
MENORCA, MALLORCA, IBIZA (FR E TO
W)
ISLANDS THAT ARE PART OF THE BALEARIC ISLAND
REGION TO EAST OF THE MAINLAND.
GRAN CANARIA, TENERIFE, LA PALMA
ISLANDS THAT AR PART OF THE CANARY ISLANDS SOUTH
OF SPAIN TO THE WEST OF MOROCCO.
GIBRALTAR IS ON SOUTHEN SPAIN
TIP AREA
BUT IT BELONGS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM.
3 GIBRALTAR PLACES
CITY, STRAIT, ROCK
HYDROFOIL BOAT
FASTEST WAY TO GET FROM SOUTHERN SPAIN TO
TANGIERS, MOROCCO IN NORTHERN AFRICA.
LLADRÓ FACTORIES IN VALENCIA
PRODUCE A FINE EXPENSIVE PORCELAIN FIGURES
LA COSTA DEL SOL, LA COSTA
BLANCA, LA COSTA BRAVA
3 FAMOUS COASTAL BEACH AREA FROM SOUTH NEAR
MÁLAGA, UP TO VALENCIA, THEN TO BARCELONA
RESPECTIVELY
PAMPLONA
CITY WHERE YEARLY RUNNING OF BULLS OCCURS IN 2 WK
PERIOD IN JULY KNOWN AS FIESTA DE SAN FERMIN
BUÑOL TOWN TO NW OF VALENCIA
WHERE ANNUAL TOMATINA FESTIVAL (TOMATO FOOD
FIGHT) TAKES PLACE IN AUGUST.
PICADORES,
BANDERILLAS,TOREADORES,
MATADORES
PARTICIPANTES IN A BULLFIGHT.
MID-DAY
IS THE TIME FOR THE LARGER MAIN MEAL OF THE DAY.
USUALLY FOLLOWED BY A SIESTA.
BETWEEN 10-12
DINNERTIME IS LATE AND LIGHT
LA MERIENDA--TAPAS BAR
SNACK TIME USUALLY AFTER SCHOOL/WORK GO TO BAR
WITH FRIENDS, TAPAS ARE SOME APPETIZER TYPE FOOD
THAT IS USUALLY FREE IF YOU BUY DRINKS.
VALENCIA
CITY CLOSEST TO PRIME MERIDIAN AT 0°
QUEEN ISABELLA
FUNDS THE 4 VOYAGES OF COLUMBUS
LOS REYES CATÓLICOS
HOW FERDINAND & ISABELLA WERE KNOWN SINCE THEY
WERE FIERCE CATHOLICS DETERMINED TO RID SPAIN OF
ALL NON-CATHOLICS
EL REINO DE CASTILLA
ISABELLA'S KINGDOM
EL REINO DE ARAGÓN
FERDINAND'S KINGDOM
SPANISH INQUISITION
GROUP ESTABLISHED TO 'INTERROGATE' PEOPLE TO
DETERMINE IF THEY WERE TRUE CATHOLICS.
SEMANA SANTA
EASTER WEEK PROCESSIONS VISUALLY STUNNING
PARADES OF HEAVY RELIGIOUS TABLEAUZ CARRIED BY
HOODED PENITENTS ATONING FOR THEIR SINS.
CARNAVAL
WEEK BEFORE LENT BEGINS THERE ARE PARADES WITH
GIANT FIGURES, FLOATS, A MASSIVE SPLURGE
VALENCIAN FALLAS
HUGE PAPIER-MACHÉ EFFIGIES THAT ARE PARADED THEN
BURNED.
ROMAN AQUEDUCT OF SEGOVIA
1ST CENTURY B.C. TO 5TH CENTURY A.D. ROMAN
ARCHITECTURE THAT HAS SURVIVED
TANGOS, FANDANGOS, SEVILLANAS
SPANISH DANCES THAT ARE THE LIGHTER SIDE OF
FLAMENCO ; MOVEMENTS ARE GRACEFUL FLUID
MOVEMENTS.
FLAMENCO MOVEMENTS
ARE MORE FURIOUS, PASSIONATE, WITH STACCATO
FOOTWORK
MUSSELS, SQUID, CLAMS,
SHRIMP,SCALLOPS
MAIN INGREDIENTS OF SEAFOOD PAELLA, SPECIALTY
-A LA VALENCIANA
CHICKEN OR SHRIMP
2 OTHER TYPES OF PAELLA
EGGS, POTATOES ARE MAIN
INGREDIENTS
OF A SPANISH TORTILLA
MUSEO NACIONAL CENTRO DE ARTE
REINA SOFIA
MUSEUM WHERE YOU CAN SEE PICASSO'S GUERNICA
PAINTING.
RETIRO PARK IN MADRID
HUGE PARK, FAMOUS LIKE GORKY IN MOSCOW,
CHAPULTEPEC IN D.F., AND CENTRAL IN NYC. HERE YOU
CAN SEE A GLASS PALACE AND WORLD'S ONLY STATUE OF
LUCIFER--EL ÁNGEL CAÍDO.
LA REAL ACADEMIA DEL LENGUAJE
THE ROYAL ACADEMY THAT DECIDES WHAT WORDS ARE
'CORRECT' SPANISH; THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT
GOVERN THE USE OF THE LANGUAGE;
KING HENRY VIII FIRST WIFE
PRINCESS CATHERINE OF ARAGON
EL EURO
NAME OF CURRENCY VALID IN SPAIN
CASTILLA AND ARAGON
WERE THE KINGDOMS UNITED BY THE MARRIAGE OF
FERDINDAND V & ISABELLA I
SPAINSH FLAG
2 RED HORIZONTAL STRIPES & THICKER YELLOW STRIPE
BETWEEN& A CREST OF 4 KINGDOMS IN THE YELLOW
SECTION
ALBERGUES JUVENILES
YOUTH HOSTELS PROVIDE CLEAN CHEAP
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
ENTREMESES, MERIENDAS, POSTRES
HORS D'OEUVRES, SNACKS, DESSERTS
SPAIN REMAINED NEUTRAL
DURING WW I & II
1519-1535 ESTABLISH COLONIAL
RULE
WITH CONQUESTS BY HERNAN CORTEZ & FRANCISCO
PIZARRO
THE SPANISH LAW OF SUCCESSION
TO THE THRONE
WAS CHANGED (B4 BIRTH OF F&L 2ND DAUGHTER) TO
ALLOW A FEMALE TO INHERIT THE THRONE AND WILL TAKE
EFFECT AFTER FELIPE BECOMES KING.