España

Overview of Spain for Spanish 1.

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1. ESPAÑA
2. EL GOBIERNO Parlimentary Monarchy National Assembly Senate Congress of Deputies King – hereditary monarch - Juan Carlos I (Queen Sofia) President – proposed by the king and elected by the National Assembly - Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
3. EL PALACIO REAL
4. LA HISTORIA Spain was an important part of the Roman empire till around 300 or 400 BC Spain was a Muslim country around the 10th century Christians reconquered Catholicism was an important part of government
5. INQUISICIÓN ESPANOLA The Spanish Inquisition was established in 1478 by the dominant Christian government Killed Jews that refused to convert to Christianity Made marriage between religions illegal Restored the social & financial “balance” between prosperous Jews & less wealthy Christians
6. EL SIGLO DE ORO World power of 16th and 17th centuries - The “Golden Age” Queen Isabel & King Fernando funded the voyage of Cristobal Colón in 1492 He began the conquering of the Americas but believed that he had arrived in Asia Spain conquered the Inca & Aztec empires in México
7. EL PERÍODO BARROCO End of the “golden age” Refused to embrace industrial move Fell behind Britain, France, & Germany By 1824, Spain had lost 16 colonies to independence Neutral through WWI & WWII
8. LAS IDIOMAS Castilian Spanish (official) 74% Catalan 17% Galician 7% Basque (official regionally) 2%
9. LA GEOGRAFIA SPAIN IS A PART OF THE IBERIAN PENINSULA WITH PORTUGAL, SOUTH OF FRANCE AND NORTH OF MOROCCO Atlantic Ocean to the north, Mediterranean Sea to the south
10. POBLACIÓN Y CLIMA Población Total: 46,754,784 (27th in the world) Clima Temperate Clear, hot summers in interior, more moderate & cloudy along coast Cold winters in interior, partly cloudy & cool along coast
11. IMPORTACIONES Y EXPORTACIONES Imports: Machinery & equipment Fuels Chemicals Medical & measuring instruments Exports: Machinery Motor vehicles Pharmaceuticals Medicines Other goods
12. AGRICULTURA Grain Vegetables Olives Wine grapes Sugar beets Citrus Beef Pork Poultry Dairy products Fish
13. SPAIN USES THE EURO ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE EU
14. EL TURISMO Spain was the 4th most visited country in the world by tourists in 2010 In 2007, tourism revenue reached 42.2 billion Euros ($56.86 billion) Tourism is Spain’s number one industry Sun & Sand Tourism
15. Toledo Barcelona
16. Salamanca Madrid
17. LAS RELIGIONES Roman Catholic 94% Other 6%
18. LAS CELEBRACIONES Religious Saints’ Days Día de Reyes (Three Kings’ Day) Pascua (Easter) La Navidad Government Día de la Constitución
19. LA COMIDA El Desayuno Smallest meal: café con leche, roll/toast with jam El Almuerzo (multiple courses b/w 1:30 & 3:30) Largest meal: soup, fresh fish, roast meat, fried potatoes, green salad, & dessert (flan, pastry, fruit) La Cena Smaller than lunch: similar to lunch foods National Dish: Paella
20. TOMATINA TOMATO FIGHT Started in 1940s as a civil disturbance that the police broke up 4th wednesday of August in Buñol 40,000 come to the festival with over 40 tons of tomatoes
22. RUNNING OF THE BULLS Takes place in Pamplona between July 7-14 At sunrise, the runners pay homage to San Fermin Bulls are let out to run down a narrow road & runners cross in front of them