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toc //__**Kingdom Of Spain**__// =España= National Flag

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About the Flag of Spain

it is defined in the Spanish Constitution of 1978, consists of three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red, the yellow stripe being doubled the size of each red stripe. the middle stripe was defined by the more archaic term of gualda, and hence the popular name rojigualda.

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English lyrics Long live Spain, raise your arms, sons of the Spanish people, who are rising again.

Glory to the Fatherland that knew how to follow, over the blue of the sea the path of the sun.

Glory to the Fatherland that knew how to follow, over the blue of the sea the path of the sun.

Spain triumphs! The anvils and wheels sing to the rhythm of the hymn of the faith.

Spain triumphs! The anvils and wheels sing to the rhythm of the hymn of the faith.

Together with them let's stand and sing the new powerful life of labour and peace.

Together with them let's stand and sing the new powerful life of labour and peace.

Long live Spain, raise your arms, sons of the Spanish people, who are arising again.

Long Live Spain, raise your arms, sons of the Spanish people, who are arising again.

Glory to the Fatherland that knew how to follow, over the blue of the sea the path of the sun.

Glory to the Fatherland that knew how to follow, over the blue of the sea the path of the sun.





=__//**Facts Of Spain**//__=

__**Exact location**__**-** Located in the far southwestern Europe on the Iberian peninsula. Spain is bordered by the countries of Andorra, France and Portugal, and by the British colony of Gibraltar. The country is almost completely surrounded by water, including the Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Biscay, Strait of Gibraltar, Alboran, Balearic and Mediterranean Seas. __**Capital-**__ Madrid, 40° 25' N, 3° 42' W (exact location) __**Country size-**__ Spain is slightly bigger than twice the size of Oregon. the population of spain is, 39,996,671 __**Capital** **population-**__ 2,866,850 __**Date of** **colonization-**__ When Colombus discovered it 1492 __**Literacy-**__ Total population 97.7%, Male- 98.5%, Female- 97% __**Education-**__ Male- 16 years. Female- 17 years __**Religion-**__ 94% Roman Catholic. 6% Other __**Languages-**__ 74% Spanish. 17% Catalan. 7% Galician. 2% Basque. __**Form of Government-**__ Parliamentary Monarchy __**Head of State-**__ King Juan Carlos I since November 22nd 1975 __**Elections-**__ There are no elections in Spain. When the King dies or resigns his spot goes to the eldest son or eldest child if he had no male children. __**Exports-**__ Machinery, Motor vehicles, foodstuffs, Pharmaceuticals, medicines, and other food goods. __**Imports-**__ Machinery and equipment, Fuels, Chemicals, Semifinished goods, foodstuffs, and consumer goods. __**Gross National Product-**__ 1.409 Trillion.

__**Holidays!**__ New Year's Day  Like most other countries, Spain officially recognizes the first day of the new calendar year as a holiday. New Year's Day is traditionally observed at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve by consuming 12 grapes. The significance of the 12 has to do with the months, of course, and the grapes themselves are intended to ensure happiness each month. Spaniards celebrate New Year's Day with fireworks but also by eating chocolate with fritters, or chocolate with churros.

Epiphany Celebrated on January 6, Epiphany is perhaps better known in the English-speaking world as Twelfth Night. It is a religious holiday connected with Christmas that observes the bringing of gifts to baby Jesus by the Wise Men. Indeed, in Spain many people don't open their Christmas presents until Epiphany. They also leave their shoes out the night before, Epiphany Eve, to be filled with goodies.

Easter Holidays As in the United States, Easter is the culmination of several holidays including Palm Sunday, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. The Easter season is a very big deal in mostly Catholic Spain. Although a national holiday, some cities are better-known for going all out on Easter Sunday than other cities. The biggest celebrations are usually held in Seville, but there is rarely any spot in the country not taking an active role in the celebration of the resurrection of Christ.

Labor Day Like most other countries aside from the United States, Spain celebrates Labor Day on May 1. Labor Day is a national holiday, meaning all banks and federal offices are closed. In addition, many private businesses will also close on Labor Day, including grocers, convenience stores and retail stores.

Hispanic Day Hispanic Day is the National Day of Spain. Held on Oct. 12, it is a commemoration of the historic day in which Christopher Columbus landed in the New World. This is a huge holiday in Spain and the king of Spain usually takes part by marching in a parade. Leaders of Spain's many autonomous regions are also invited to take part in the official celebrations.

__** Timeline! **__

573AD- The Visigoths conquered Spain 711- Muslims from northern Africa invaded Spain displacing the Goths 1094- El Cid, a Castilian Christian, fought the Moors and conquered Valencia 1100s- Portugal gained its independence 1200s- The Muslim territory had been reduced to the Kingdom of Granada 1200's- The Christian territory controlled the Kingdoms of Aragon, Navarre, and Castile 1469- The marriage of Prince Ferdinand of Aragon and Princess Isabella of Castille 1474- Isabella became Queen of Castile 1479- Ferdinand became King of Aragon 1480- The Spanish Inquisition was established 1492- The Muslims of Granada were defeated 1492- Christopher Columbus voyage to America was financed by the King and Queen 1494- Spain and Portugal claimed the lands of the New World 1513- Vasco Nunez de Balboa crossed Central America 1516- Charles I became Spanish king and extended the Spanish Empire to include Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg 1519- Charles I became the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V 1521- Hernando Cortes conquered the Mexican Aztecs 1533- Francisco Pizarro conquered the South American Inca empire 1588- Philip launched the Spanish Armada which the English defeated 1714- The War of the Spanish Succession ended when Spain lost all of its European empire 1763- Spain lost Florida to the United Kingdom 1808- French forces led by Napoleon conquered Spain but the Spanish regained control in 1814 17 July 1821- Spain ceded Florida to the United States 1898- The Spanish were defeated in the Spanish - American War. Cuba was given its independence and Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico were given to the United States 1914-1918- World War I - Spain remained neutral April 1931- The Spaniards voted for a republican form of Spanish government 1936- General Francisco Franco became the leader of the rebels and civil war ensued 1939-1945- World War II - Spain remained neutral 1969- Franco declared that Prince Juan Carlos would become the next king of Spain 1975- Franco died and Juan Carlos became king

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**__Biography__** One of my biography's will be on Javier Bardem. A famous actor from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. His mother Pilar Bardem was also an actor and his father Jose Carlos, who was a businessman. The two split and Javier was raised by a single mother. He comes from a whole family of actors from his siblings to his aunts and uncles. At age six is where he was in his first film, the title was //El Picaro.// Bardem was really into Rugby and was really good at it also. He played for the spain underage national rugby team. Even though growing in a family full of actors he did not see himself joining this career. His true love was painting and he really wanted to make something out of that. He would take acting jobs to support his painting. Later in his life he says that he was actually not a good painter at all so that's why he decided to quit. In most of his movies he is the role of the villan. Which he happens to play very good, with mysterious and a scary side to him. His first big role was in the movie //No Country For Old Men.// In this movie he played a sociopathic assassin. For that role that he played so well he became the first Spanish actor to win an Academy Award for best supporting actor. His next big role was in the James Bond movie //Skyfall.// Once again he played a villan that tried to take over England. He was nominated for many awards in this movie but failed to win any. Bardem began dating Penelope Cruz in 2007 when she was a co star in his TV show Vicky Cristina Barcelona. They maintain a low public profile rarely being seen, and do not often talk about their personal lives together. They married in the Bahamas July of 2010. They have one son, Leo Encinas Crus born January of 2011. In February 2013 Cruz announced that she is pregnant with their second child.

My last biography will be on Antonio Banderas. He was born with the full name Jose Antonio Dominguez Banderas in Malaga, Spain on August 10th 1960. His mom And Banderas who was a school teacher and father Jose Banderas who was a police officer. At an early age Banderas excelled at football and wanted to make a career out of it, unfortunately he had a foot injury that sidelined him for the rest of his football dreams at age 14. He joined acting groups at school, leading to him joining a theatre troupe that toured all over Spain. Which eventually landed him a spot with the National Theatre of Spain. His big breakthrough was in 1991 when the actor and singer Madonna introduced him to Hollywood in //Madonna: Truth or Dare,// but speaking minimal English forced him to not have as many acting spots as he would like in those first few years. He has starred in many movies like, Desperado where he played the antagonist, starred in Evita with Madonna, he made success being the person behind the mask in The Mask of Zorro, starred in the trilogy Spy Kids, and most recently played Puss in Boots in the Shrek movies. He got married to his first wife Ana Leza, on July 27th 1987. They separated In 1995 and got divorced in '96. On May 14th 1996 he married his wife now who is Melanie Griffith. They have a daughter who's name is Stella Banderas. Together they do a lot of charity work which was noticed and they got the Stella Adler Angel Award with their work on philanthropy. Banderas recently got his doctorate at University of Malaga, which is the city he was born in.



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