Polity

Spain

Modern Monarchies

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa, spanning most of the Iberian Peninsula together with the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla. The dynastic union of the Crown of Castile and the Crown of Aragon in 1479 under the Catholic Monarchs is often seen as the de facto unification of Spain as a nation state. Spain later led the exploration and conquest of the New World, and after the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 and the Francoist dictatorship, the restoration of democracy brought a major economic boom.

Facts
Disputed
Start Year
1479 1
The source's own language hedges this date, calling 1479 the point 'often seen as' Spain's de facto unification rather than a formally declared founding; recorded as the lead's own best answer, not smoothed into an unqualified fact.
Capital
Madrid 1
Government type (class)
Monarchy 1
Classification
Status (Extant or Former)
Extant 1
Connections

Associated With

Order of Alcantara, Organizations
Order of Calatrava, Organizations
Order of Santiago, Organizations
Treaty of Tordesillas, Historical Documents

In Era

The Contemporary Period, Eras
Source Wikipedia: Spain

Ruled By

Francisco Franco, Historical Figures
Source Francisco Franco (Wikipedia)
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Same As

Spain

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Government Type

Monarchy

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Nationals Include

Cristóbal de Molina

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Diego de Landa

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Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxóchitl

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Francisco de Osuna

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Hasdai Crescas

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Inca Garcilaso de la Vega

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Source Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Sailing to Spain at 21, he was educated informally there, where he lived and worked the rest of his life.
John of Avila

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Joseph Albo

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Louis of Granada

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Source Louis of Granada (Wikipedia)Infobox: birth_place
Quote, Infobox: birth_place
Granada, Spain
Miguel de Molinos

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Moses de Leon

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Xoán Paredes

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Antonio Escohotado

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Benedict Pereira

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Benedict Pereira (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a Spanish Jesuit philosopher, theologian, and exegete
Domingo Báñez

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Domingo Báñez (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a Spanish Dominican and Scholastic theologian
Francisco Sanches

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Source Francisco Sanches (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a Hispano-Portuguese skeptic, philosopher and physician
Francisco Zumel

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Francisco Zumel (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a Spanish philosopher and ecclesiastic
Gómez Pereira

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Gómez Pereira (Wikipedia)Lead, tradition family
Quote, Lead, tradition family
was a Spanish philosopher, doctor, and natural humanist from Medina del Campo
Jose Ferrater Mora

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Jose Gaos

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

José Zalabardo

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Juan Azor

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Source Juan Azor (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a Spanish philosopher and Jesuit priest
Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz

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Source Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a Spanish Catholic scholastic philosopher
Luis de Molina

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Luis de Molina (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
Luis de Molina (29 September 1535 – 12 October 1600) was a Spanish Jesuit Catholic priest, jurist, economist and theologian renowned for his contributions to philosophy and economics within the framework of the second scholasticism.
Luis Villoro

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

María Elósegui

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Miguel de Unamuno

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Oliva Sabuco

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Source Oliva Sabuco (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a Spanish writer in holistic medical philosophy
Paul B. Preciado

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Pedro Cerezo Galán

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Rodrigo de Arriaga

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Source Rodrigo de Arriaga (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a Spanish philosopher, Jesuit priest, and theologian
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Spain
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    The dynastic union of the Crown of Castile and the Crown of Aragon in 1479 under the Catholic Monarchs is often seen as the de facto unification of Spain as a nation state.
  • Spain: Status
    Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa, spanning most of the Iberian Peninsula together with the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla.
  • Wikipedia lead paragraph, official name/state form (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
  • Lead
    to the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean. Spain's capital and largest city is Madrid; other major urban areas
  • In Era: The Contemporary Period, lead paragraph and infobox, existence dates
    Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa.
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Francisco Franco (Wikipedia)
Ruled By: Francisco Franco, Wikipedia lead, first paragraph
Quote, Ruled By: Francisco Franco, Wikipedia lead, first paragraph
the dictator of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975
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