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Spain

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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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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.
Classification
Status (Extant or Former)
Extant 1
Government type (class)
Monarchy 1
Spain
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Order of Alcantara

Spain

Order of Calatrava

Spain

Order of Santiago

Spain
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Treaty of Tordesillas, Historical Documents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
In the Other Atlases

Government Type

Monarchy

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: the government type of this subject.

Nationals Include

Cristóbal de Molina

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Diego de Landa

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxóchitl

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Francisco de Osuna

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Hasdai Crescas

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

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

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Joseph Albo

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Louis of Granada

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

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

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Moses de Leon

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Xoán Paredes

Also in Divinity Atlas: a national of this subject.

Antonio Escohotado

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

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

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Luis Villoro

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

María Elósegui

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Miguel de Unamuno

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Paul B. Preciado

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

Pedro Cerezo Galán

Also in Philosophy Atlas: a national of this subject.

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)
  • 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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