The country Marcus and I are doing is the Kingdom of Spain. Spain is located in the Iberian Peninsula in Europe. It has seventeen different regions in the country. They have a population of just under 47 million, with Madrid being its capital. Spain is a great place for tourism, but one of the most popular places in Spain is the island of Ibiza with more than 2 million tourists visiting there a year. Other popular cities are Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, and Tenerife. Tenerife is the most populated and largest island of Spain's seven Canary islands. The Canary Islands are a Spanish archipelago off the coast of Africa. Now, let's go back in time to when Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand were the rulers of Spain. These are …show more content…
Spain's economical crisis during the 1920s would be a great factor in the Spanish Cival War which lasted from 1936-1939. Another big reason is the conflict between the Republican government and the Nationlist opposition. The Nationlists were led by General Franco, and he was helped by Nazi-Germany and fascist Italy to block the Republicans. Franco kept Spain nuetral during World War II. When Franco died in 1975, Spain established a constitutional monarchy. Spain became a member of NATO in 1985, entered the European Community in 1986, and in 1992 Spain held the Olympic …show more content…
Futbol is the Spanish word for football. The sport of football started in England around the mid 1800s. Football came the sport called rugby. It came over to Spain in the late 1800s from Spanish students studing in England. As well as, immigrants and sailors bringing the knowledge to the Spanish people. Spain's first official game was in 1890 although most of the players were British. Most of the teams formed in the early 1900s, such as, Seville FC, FC Barcelona, and New Foot-Ball de Madrid. Regional teams started playing each other around 1915, and the national team played in its first Olympics Games in 1920 and won the silver medal. In 1928, ten Spainsh teams formed the Primera Division. The ten teams were Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao, Athletic Madrid, Real Sociedad, Racing Santander, RCD Espanol, Arenas Club de Getxo, CE Europa, and Real Union. Spain now has nine levels or divisions of football. The first is called LaLiga, and its home right to the best teams in world and the best players. LaLiga has 20 teams in it, such as, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Seville, and Athletico Madrid. Although, LaLiga is arguably the best league in the world, it isn't the most watched. Spain is host to the most historic and anticipated rivalry in all of world football, El Clasico. It is between FC Barcelona and Real
I would have least like to have lived in New Spain societies. Indians were the most dominant population when Spanish Monarch established the New Spain. All these Indians were forced to change their religion to Christianity. When Indians were discovered incapable of understanding Christianity, they were the victims of coerced labor, overwork, abuse, and mistreatment. They had to see their friends head chopped off, parts of the body cut away, home destroyed, and their women raped. All of their antiquity were destroyed. There was the drastic change in Indian population when the European diseases in the tribe was introduced as result of conquest. They were highly susceptible to diseases like measles, small pox, and respiratory illness. Establishment
Spain, a place of majestic artwork and structures that truly embrace and utilize the beauty of its homeland. Not only does Spain offer a stunning scenery, there are other activities that can be experienced whilst in Spain. Spain is home to many isolated and unique structures that testament the engineering wonder that the Roman Empire birthed into the world; such as, The Aqueduct of Segovia and the city of Merida.
From sandy beaches to rocky mountain ranges, astounding big cities to mosques and gothic cathedrals, vibrant festivals to the theatrical historic bullfights, Spain has about everything. Spain has been the center of culture in Europe for thousands of years. Spain is an astonishing place with rich heritage and lively festivals and art. Spain is not just about the flamenco dancing, bullfights, and the religious festivals, it has so many things to offer. Even Lenny Kravitz the American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer said, “It’s like a dream to come to Spain and stay a for a couple of years and get somebody to teach me Spanish music.” Today I am going to inform you about the well-known features of La Siesta in the Spanish culture, the creative and energetic Flamenco dance, and the historic subculture of Basque.
One day, every great thing must come to an end. For Hapsburg Spain, that day came years after it had its rise. Every Empire has its great leaders to build it up and then they have leaders who get it and start to lose all their territories and power. For Hapsburg it all started with Ferdinand and Isabella. They build it up just so their grandson, Charles V, would slowly let it fall back to the bottom. He was not the only one who played part in the downfall how ever. Philip the II had a part in it also. Lets take a journey into the rise and fall of Hapsburg Spain starting with the “Catholic Kings also known as Ferdinand and Isabella(Perry,374)”. Then finish it off like Charles V and Philip II did with the Empire.
From 1469-1516, the King of Aragon, and the Queen of Castile were married. They ruled their kingdoms in union, yet each kingdom kept its own parliament, and constitutions. 100 years later, when King Philip IV ruled the Franco-Spanish war had begun, this put a huge strain on Spain resources. The king’s union of arms caused a major uproar in Catalonia because they were being forced to house Castilian troops. This was evidently the cause of multiple Catalan revolts, and a still ongoing conflict. In 1975, Catalonia adopted the Spanish Constitution, in order for them to gain back their autonomy. Due to the fact that Catalonia decided to adopt the Spanish Constitution, they are not allowed to secede from Spain. In light of this, Catalans are still
Soccer is it is the most popular sport. Soccer originated in England, but China claimed to have also played a similar game of passing and kicking the ball into a goal. In America, we call the sport soccer, but originally it was called football and it is still known as football to this day in all other parts of the world.. There are twenty one professional leagues across the world, but some of the main leagues are the MLS, or Major League Soccer, The Premier League, UEFA Champions League, and La Liga. There are nearly sixty stadiums in England alone and most of the largest stadiums in the world are soccer stadiums and have the capacity of over 70,000. When there is a game, the entire city becomes a party before the game, and when the favorite team of that city wins, there is a party after the game that goes on until the team plays again. The fans of soccer are
By the year 1871, 50 clubs had become the members of the football association. In 1872, the first football competition in the world was initiated as FA Cup. In the same year, Great Britain made it first international football match between England and Scotland. By the year 1888, the first league championship was on the move. The rapid rise of organised football gave a start to the development of professionalism and speculation in the sport. The popularity of the sport also influenced its spread outside the country; therefore other European countries also started forming their football associations. This ultimately led to the consistent development of international football community (FIFA.com, 2016).
Throughout history, as we study Spain we can clearly recognize high and low points in their success. In the fifteen hundreds Spain had no influence on European affairs, Spain essentially vanished out of Europe. However, within one complete century Spain had become not only a leading power but they also had a great sense of effectiveness in Europe. Spain experienced a Golden age with many social, economic, political aspects. On the other hand, within
Spain Spain has had a lot of events and turmoil happen within it. For example in January of 1510, Spain started taking gold from the new world. Three of the main events to occur are, the achievements of King Philip II, militant Catholicism, and King Philip II was the king of England.
“The history of Spain is one of the most fascinating in the world and Spanish history has helped to shape the modern world into what it is today” (Spanish History 1). The Spanish history tells many stories of land acquisition, political disputes, and revolutions, but two of the most important pivotal points were the establishment of the Second Spanish Republic and La Movida Madrilena.
One of the most interesting European countries to visit, study abroad, or even live in would have to be Spain. Within Spain there are hundreds of cities and small towns to visit. However, it seems as though everyone always talks about Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, etc. Not many are even aware of Malaga, a port city in Southern Spain's Costa del Sol - but here are some reasons why they definitely should be.
My interest in going to Spain is because I traveled there for a week during my senior year of high school and fell in love with the country and the city of Barcelona. From the local’s laid-back view of time with their Siestas, their way of taking to the time to enjoy the little things in life, and the perfect weather, it wasn’t hard to fall in love with the place. I am a huge soccer fan and Spain has two of the greatest teams in the world with the wildest fan base in the world. I remember my brother telling me he got chills running down his spin the first time he went to a FC Barcelona home game, he told me it was one of the greatest experiences he ever had. Another reason why I feel Spain would
The fascinating and beautiful country of Spain is one of the largest countries in Europe. The history that Spain has had has left great stories to tell and remarkable landmarks to visit. Spain is located in the south west corner of Europe, with its neighboring countries, Portugal and France. It has a population of forty million plus people, but almost one-third of the nation’s population is foreigners that reside in its territory. One of the most important facts about Spain is that its economy is one of the largest in the world. Spain is currently in a recession, with low employment rates and poverty.
Spain is the third largest country in Europe. It is rarely flat and is mostly hilly highland. Espana is ringe by additional mountain ranges, north and south. It is mostly sunny, usually good weather. In the past, there was an uplift and the remains can still be seen today. Spain is predominantly dry, but still has wide variations of weather.
Barcelona is the most successful club in Spain, in terms of overall official titles won (81).The Club was ranked first in the 'All-Time Club World Ranking' by International Federation of Football History & Statistics, on 31 December 2009.