Lorraine WilliamsonEach year on 12 October, Spain marks a public holiday that traces its origins back more …
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By RegionCultureNewsOrigins of SpainSouthern Spain & Costa del SolSpanish History
Algarrobo’s burning festival: How a small Andalucian village defied Napoleon
When night falls in Algarrobo, a hillside village east of Málaga, the glow of torches lights …
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The red-and-yellow flag of Spain is an iconic sight, proudly flying over government buildings, sports stadiums, …
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Spain is the first country in the world to have ‘Google maps‘ about the history of …
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NewsOrigins of SpainSpanish History
A brief history of Spain – Part 14, The Bourbons Philip V and Ferdinand VI (1700 – 1759)
To put things into a perspective man has to know about the past. From the Romans to …
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Origins of SpainSpanish History
A brief history of Spain – part 10: The Habsburgs Charles V and Philip II (1516-1598)
To put things into perspective man has to know about the past. From the Romans to …
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By RegionCatalan HistoryNortheast Spain Costa Brava & BarcelonaOrigins of Spain
History of Catalonia during 14th-17th centuries part 2
‘You have to know the past to understand the present’, said Carl Sagan. This phrase does …
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To put things into perspective man has to know about the past. From the Romans to …
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The Arabs (“Moors”, “Saracenes”) To put things into perspective man has to know about the past. …
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