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Spain

Also Known As Kingdom of Spain
Southern Europe

Spain occupies most of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, bordered by Portugal to the west, France across the Pyrenees to the northeast, and the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean along its long coastlines. Its present state emerged gradually rather than at a single founding moment: the medieval Christian kingdoms of the peninsula fought a centuries-long Reconquista against Muslim al-Andalus, and Castile and Aragon were joined in dynastic union by the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic Monarchs, whose forces completed the Reconquista with the fall of Granada in 1492, the same year Columbus sailed under their patronage. Its capital, Madrid, sits near the geographic center of the peninsula on the high Meseta Central plateau.

Facts
Capital
Madrid 2
Madrid was made Spain permanent capital in 1561 under Philip II; before that the royal court itself moved among cities.
Population
49,752,000 2
Britannica 2026 estimate.
Population Estimate Year
2026 2
Area (sq km)
505,983 2
Partially Attested
Independence or Founding Year
1492 2
Spain was never a colony that won independence on a single date; its statehood is the product of a gradual dynastic union of Castile and Aragon (from 1469) and the completion of the centuries-long Reconquista, conventionally dated to the fall of Granada in 1492. 1492 is recorded here as that conventional unification milestone, honestly dated as an era rather than a founding day.
Classification
Sovereignty Status
UN Member State 1
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A Country Without a Founding Day

This article records tradition as it has been passed down and reported. Its sources are not yet part of the atlas's verified catalogue.

Most countries on this atlas can point to a single proclamation, treaty or parliament session as the day the state began. Spain cannot, and the honest answer to when Spain was founded is that no one date is really correct. Castile and Aragon, the two largest Christian kingdoms of medieval Iberia, were joined not by conquest but by marriage, when Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile wed in 1469 and began ruling their two kingdoms jointly while each kingdom kept its own laws, courts and institutions for centuries afterward. The Reconquista, the centuries-long Christian reclamation of the peninsula from Muslim al-Andalus, reached its final act under their joint rule with the fall of Granada in January 1492, the same year Columbus sailed with their backing. 1492 is the conventional marker this atlas uses for Spain, but it marks the completion of a war, not the creation of a government, and true administrative unification of Castile and Aragon under one crown, one law and one capital took centuries longer still to finish.

Madrid, the Capital Nobody Owned

This article records tradition as it has been passed down and reported. Its sources are not yet part of the atlas's verified catalogue.

When Philip II moved the Spanish royal court to Madrid in 1561, he was not choosing the country's grandest city. Toledo, Seville and Valladolid all had older claims, established church hierarchies, wealthy merchant classes and, crucially, entrenched local nobility who expected the crown to answer to their interests. Madrid, by contrast, was a modest town with no cathedral of note and no powerful resident aristocracy, sitting near the geographic center of the Iberian Peninsula on the high, dry Meseta Central plateau. That obscurity was the point. A capital with no existing power base of its own could be built up entirely as an instrument of royal authority, beholden to the crown rather than to a bishop or a ducal family who had been running the city for generations before the king arrived. Madrid remained the capital from that choice onward, with one interruption when the royal court relocated to Valladolid from 1601 to 1606 under Philip III before returning to Madrid for good, and the city's later growth into a metropolis of the size Spain now has was a consequence of the decision rather than a reason for it.

Spain

Cities

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Abdera, Spain

Spain

Abyla

Spain

Alicante

Spain

Amaya (Burgos)

Spain

Asturica Augusta

Spain

Augusta Emerita

Spain

Badajoz

Spain

Barcelona

Spain

Bilbao

Spain

Bilbilis

Spain

Caesaraugusta

Spain

Carthago Nova

Spain

Castellón de la Plana

Spain

Celsa

Spain

Clunia

Spain

Complutum

Spain

Coslada

Spain

Empúries

Spain

Ercavica

Spain

Illiturgis

Spain

Iluro (Hispania Tarraconensis)

Spain

Iturissa

Spain

Iulia Traducta

Spain

Juliobriga

Spain

Leganés

Spain

Libisosa

Spain

Los Bañales

Spain

Lucentum

Spain

Madinat al-Zahra

Spain

Madrid

Spain

Melilla

Spain

Miranda de Ebro

Spain

Murcia

Spain

Málaga

Spain

Oiasso

Spain

Palma de Mallorca

Spain

Petavonium

Spain

Pintia

Spain

Plasencia

Spain

Puigcerdà

Spain

Rusadir

Spain

San Cristóbal de La Laguna

Spain

Sant Adrià de Besòs

Spain

Sant Joan Despí

Spain

Segeda

Spain

Segovia

Spain

Seville

Spain

Talavera de la Reina

Spain

Tarraco

Spain

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FAQs

Why is 1492 given as the date of Spain's independence?

1492 is the year Granada fell, which completed the unification of the Christian kingdoms and is traditionally taken as the forging of present-day Spain.

No single founding moment created Spain, so 1492 stands in for one. Before the Muslim occupation that began in the early 8th century, the Iberian peninsula held a variety of independent kingdoms. The small Christian redoubts of the north began the reconquest almost immediately, and it ended with the seizure of Granada in 1492. That completed the unification of several kingdoms and is traditionally considered the forging of present-day Spain.
Connections

Associated With

Andalusia, States or Territories

Andalusia is a autonomous community of Spain.

Source Andalusia (Wikipedia)
Aragon, States or Territories

Aragon is an autonomous community of Spain.

Source Aragon (Wikipedia)
Barcelona, Cities
Source Barcelona (Wikipedia)
Bilbao, Cities
Catalonia, States or Territories

Catalonia is a autonomous community of Spain.

Source Catalonia (Wikipedia)
Community of Madrid, States or Territories

Community of Madrid is a autonomous community of Spain.

Source Community of Madrid (Wikipedia)
Donana National Park, Protected Areas
Source Donana National Park (Wikipedia)
Donana Wetlands, Bodies of Water
Ebro Delta, Bodies of Water
Iberian Peninsula, Landforms
Madrid, Cities

Madrid is the capital of Spain.

Source Madrid (Wikipedia)
Málaga, Cities
Source Malaga (Wikipedia)
Murcia, Cities
Source Murcia (Wikipedia)
Philippines, Countries

This source names Spain directly: "Colonized by Spain from the sixteenth century and ceded to the United States in 1898 after the Spanish-American War, it was granted independence by the United States on 4 July 1946 following the..."

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Pyrenees, Landforms
Region of Murcia, States or Territories

Region of Murcia is an autonomous community of Spain.

Source Region of Murcia (Wikipedia)
Seville, Cities
Source Seville (Wikipedia)
Southern Europe, Regions
The Caribbean, Regions

This source names Spain directly: "Colonized in overlapping waves by Spain, Britain, France, and the Netherlands, its islands remain linguistically and politically fragmented even as a shared plantation history and creole cultures..."

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Iberian Peninsula, Regions

Peninsular Spain makes up almost all of the Iberian Peninsula together with Portugal.

Source Iberian Peninsula (Wikipedia)
The Mediterranean, Regions
Valencia, Cities
Source Valencia (Wikipedia)
Valencian Community, States or Territories

Valencian Community is a autonomous community of Spain.

Source Valencian Community (Wikipedia)
Zaragoza, Cities
Source Zaragoza (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Alboran Sea, Bodies of Water
Balearic Sea, Bodies of Water
Bay of Biscay, Bodies of Water
Bay of Cadiz, Bodies of Water
Gulf of Lion, Bodies of Water

Has Capital

Madrid, Cities

Madrid is the capital of Spain.

Source Madrid (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

A Country Without a Founding Day, Articles
Madrid, the Capital Nobody Owned, Articles

Rivers Through Territory

Douro River, Bodies of Water
Guadalquivir River, Bodies of Water
Tagus River, Bodies of Water
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Same As

Spain

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Participant In

Battle of Ayacucho

Also in History Atlas: a participant in this subject.

Portuguese Restoration War

Also in History Atlas: a participant in this subject.

Spanish Civil War

Also in History Atlas: a participant in this subject.

Spanish-American War

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Governed By

Sanchez Government

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Source Pedro Sanchez (Wikipedia)tier 2

Nationals Include

Adolfo Diaz-Ambrona Moreno

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Adolfo Diaz-Ambrona Moreno
Carlos Rein Segura

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Carlos Rein Segura
Carlos Romero Herrera

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Carlos Romero Herrera
Cirilo Canovas Garcia

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Cirilo Canovas Garcia
Cirilo del Rio Rodriguez

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Cirilo del Rio Rodriguez
Elena Espinosa

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Elena Espinosa
Fernando Abril Martorell

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Fernando Abril Martorell
Isabel Garcia Tejerina

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Isabel Garcia Tejerina
Jaime Lamo de Espinosa

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Jaime Lamo de Espinosa
Jesus Posada

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Jesus Posada
Joaquin Benjumea Burin

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Joaquin Benjumea Burin
Jose Enrique Martinez Genique

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Source José Enrique Martínez Genique (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
is a Spanish politician
Jose Luis Garcia Ferrero

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Source Wikidata: Jose Luis Garcia Ferrero
Loyola de Palacio

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Source Wikidata: Loyola de Palacio
Luis Maria Atienza

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Source Luis María Atienza (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
is a Spanish politician and businessman
Luis Planas

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Source Wikidata: Luis Planas
Manuel Gimenez Fernandez

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Source Wikidata: Manuel Gimenez Fernandez
Marcelino Domingo

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Marcelino Domingo
Miguel Arias Canete

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Miguel Arias Canete
Miguel Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Miguel Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia
Nicasio Velayos Velayos

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Nicasio Velayos Velayos
Pedro Solbes

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Source Wikidata: Pedro Solbes
Rafael Cavestany de Anduaga

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Rafael Cavestany de Anduaga
Raimundo Fernandez-Cuesta

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Raimundo Fernandez-Cuesta
Rosa Aguilar

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Source Wikidata: Rosa Aguilar
Tomas Allende y Garcia-Baxter

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Tomas Allende y Garcia-Baxter
Vicente Albero

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Vicente Albero
Vicente Uribe

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Vicente Uribe
Virgilio Onate Gil

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Virgilio Oñate Gil (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
was a Spanish politician
Antoni Gaudi

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Encyclopedia Britannica
Santiago Calatrava

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Alonso Cano

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Antoni Gaudi

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Source Wikidata: Antoni Gaudi
Antonio Gades

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Antonio Palomino

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Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

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Source Wikidata: Bartolome Esteban Murillo
Carmen Amaya

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Claudio Coello

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Darío Suro

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Diego Velázquez

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Source Diego Velazquez, WikipediaLead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (baptised 6 June 1599 – 6 August 1660) was a Spanish Baroque painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age.
Enrique Simonet

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Source Getty Research Institute, Union List of Artist Names: Getty ULAN record for Enrique SimonetRecord display
Quote, Record display
Simonet Lombardo, Enric (Spanish painter, 1863-1927)
Federico Garcia Lorca

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Fernando Yáñez de la Almedina

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Francisco de Zurbarán

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Francisco Goya

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Francisco Herrera the Elder

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Francisco Herrera the Younger

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Francisco Rizi

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Jaime Colson

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Jaume Busquets

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Jaume Busquets

Showing 1 to 50 of 201 in Nationals Include, page 1 of 5.

Origin Of

Winged Migration

Also in Film and Media Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Arròs a banda

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Arroz caldoso

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Basque Cheesecake

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Bienmesabe

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Caldo galego

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Caragols a la llauna

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Chorizo

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Churrasco

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Cocido

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Cocido Madrileno

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Empanada

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Esqueixada

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Fabada Asturiana

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Fried eggplant

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Gachas

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Galician Bread

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Garlic soup

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Guiso

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Honey

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Horchata

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Source Horchata (Wikipedia)tier 2
Hornazo

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Huevos Rotos

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Manchego

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Mantecada

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Mazamorra

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Merienda

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Migas

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Miguelitos

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Oblea

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Source Oblea (Wikipedia)
Paella

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Paelya

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Papas arrugadas

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Pescado Frito

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Pincho

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Polvorón

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Quesada pasiega

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Romesco

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Sangria

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Source Sangria - Wikipedia
Sherry

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Source Sherry (Wikipedia)tier 2
Sobrasada

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Sobremesa

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Spanish Cuisine

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Spherification

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Source Spherification (Wikipedia)
Tapas Culture

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Source Un Pais de Tapas (Real Academia de Gastronomia, Spain)tier 2
Tarta de Santiago

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Source Tarta de Santiago (Wikipedia)
Torta de Gazpacho

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Tortilla Espanola

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Source Tortilla Espanola (Wikipedia)tier 2
Tuna pot

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Xuixo

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Source Xuixo (Wikipedia)

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Location Of

Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604)

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War of Jenkins' Ear

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Site Of

Alcazar of Segovia

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Alcazar of Seville

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Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The Alcázar of Seville, officially called Royal Alcázar of Seville (Spanish: Real Alcázar de Sevilla or Reales Alcázares de Sevilla), is a historic royal palace in Seville, Spain and one of the official residences of the Spanish royal family.
Alhambra

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Archiepiscopal Palace of Alcalá de Henares

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Source Archiepiscopal Palace of Alcala de Henares (Wikipedia)
Barcelona Pavilion

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Source Barcelona Pavilion (Wikipedia)tier 3
Can Masdeu

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Source Can Masdeu (Wikipedia)
Can Negre

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Source Jujol Centre - Can Negre (Wikipedia)
Casa Batllo

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Source Casa Batllo, WikipediaLead sentence 1
Quote, Lead sentence 1
Casa Batlló (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkazə βəˈʎːo] ) is a building in the center of Barcelona, Spain.
Casa de la Sirena

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Source Casa de la Sirena (Wikipedia)
Casa de Murillo

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Source Casa de Murillo (Wikipedia)
Casa Mila

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Casa Vicens

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Source Casa Vicens (Wikipedia)tier 3
College of the Society of Jesus in Pontevedra

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Source College of the Society of Jesus in Pontevedra (Wikipedia)
Completion of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

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El Escorial

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Episcopal Palace, Astorga

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Source Episcopal Palace, Astorga (Wikipedia)
Fundacio Joan Miro

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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

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Madrid Atocha railway station

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Madrid-Barajas Airport Terminal 4

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Masada

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Mercado Central, Valencia

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Source Mercado Central, Valencia (Wikipedia)tier 3
Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba

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Museo del Prado

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Source Museo del Prado (Wikipedia)tier 3
Palacio de Cibeles

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Palacio de las Cortes

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Puente Nuevo

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Source Puente Nuevo (Wikipedia)tier 3
Royal Palace of Madrid

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Sagrada Familia

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Seville Cathedral

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Source Seville Cathedral (Wikipedia)tier 3
The 1929 Barcelona International Exposition

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Torre Agbar

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Vil.la Joana

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Source Vil.la Joana (Wikipedia)
Alcázar of Seville

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Source Alcázar of Seville (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
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The Alcázar of Seville, officially called Royal Alcázar of Seville (Spanish: Real Alcázar de Sevilla or Reales Alcázares de Sevilla), is a historic royal palace in Seville, Spain and one of the official residences of the Spanish royal family.
Alhambra

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Source Alhambra (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1
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The Alhambra (, Spanish: [aˈlambɾa]; Arabic: الْحَمْرَاء, romanized: al-ḥamrāʼ ) is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Spain.
Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan

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Barcelona Pavilion

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Casa Mila

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Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening

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Source Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening (Wikipedia)
Ecce Homo (García Martínez and Giménez)

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Source Ecce Homo (García Martínez and Giménez) (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The Ecce Homo (Latin: "Behold the Man") in the Sanctuary of Mercy church (Santuario de Misericordia) in Borja, Spain, is a fresco painted circa 1930 by the Spanish painter Elías García Martínez that depicts Jesus crowned with thorns.
Equestrian Portrait of Prince Balthasar Charles

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Source Equestrian Portrait of Prince Balthasar Charles (Wikipedia)
Fight with Cudgels

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Source Fight with Cudgels (Wikipedia)
Guernica

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Source Gardner's Art Through the AgesFred S. Kleiner (after Helen Gardner)
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

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Source Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Wikipedia)tier 2
Indalo

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Mars Resting

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Source Mars Resting (Wikipedia)
Pastrana Tapestries

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Portrait of Francisco Lezcano

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Portrait of Sebastián de Morra

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Source Portrait of Sebastián de Morra (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
The Portrait of Sebastián de Morra is a painting by Diego Velázquez of Sebastián de Morra, a court dwarf and jester at the court of Philip IV of Spain.
Prado Museum

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Found There

Andalusian Chicken

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Andalusian Horse

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Arab Agricultural Revolution

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Source Arab Agricultural Revolution (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The agronomic literature of the time, with major books by Ibn Bassal and Ibn al-'Awwam, demonstrates the extensive diffusion of useful plants to medieval Spain (al-Andalus), and the growth in Islamic scientific knowledge of agriculture and horticulture.
Minorca Chicken

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Murciano-Granadina Goat

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Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus

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Source Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (Wikipedia)Article text
Quote, Article text
Several strains of TSWV have been detected in countries such as Australia, Spain, and the United States that can overcome the Sw-5-resistant gene.
Aezkoa Valley

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Source Aezkoa (Wikipedia)Lead sentence 1
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Aezkoa Valley is an administrative unit of Navarre, Spain.
Albufera de València

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Alhorines Valley

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Alhucemas Islands

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Aneto glacier

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Arroyo

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Balearic Islands

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Chafarinas Islands

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Ciudad Encantada

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The Ciudad Encantada (English: Enchanted City) is a geological site near the city of Cuenca, in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, Spain, in which the erosive forces of weather and the waters of the nearby Júcar river have formed rocks into distinctive and memorable shapes.
Cold drop

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Colonia Glacier

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Conejo Valley

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Cordillera

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Delika canyon

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The Delika canyon (Spanish: Cañón de Délica, Basque: Delikako arroila) is a karst canyon of Spain, located in the province of Álava.
El Torcal de Antequera

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Enchanted Mesa

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Formigues Islands

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Gymnesian Islands

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Hermite Islands

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Hoya of Guadix

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Jornada del Muerto

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La Pedriza

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Las Hoyas

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Malpais

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Mar Menor

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Medes Islands

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Montserrat (mountain)

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Montserrat, Spain

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Ordesa Valley

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Pyrenees

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Rio Secreto

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Roncal Valley

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Ronda Depression

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The Ronda Depression (Spanish: Depresión de Ronda; also Hoya de Ronda and occasionally Vega de Ronda) is a sedimentary basin in the form of a plateau located within the Cordillera Penibética, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
Roque Nublo

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Salazar Valley

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Siete Bocas

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Sistema Nohoch Nah Chich

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Sistema Ox Bel Ha

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Tagus Basin

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Tena Valley

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Vall de Núria

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Zumaia Flysch

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Civil Code of Catalonia

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Civil Code of Spain

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The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
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Madrid is the capital and most populous city of Spain.
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Spain
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Seville (Wikipedia)
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Spain
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Valencia (Wikipedia)
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Spain
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Malaga (Wikipedia)
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spain
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spain
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Iberian Peninsula (Wikipedia)
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includes Peninsular Spain and Continental Portugal, which together make up almost all of the region, as well as Andorra, Gibraltar, and a small part of Metropolitan France.
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Wikidata: Picos de Europa National Park
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Wikidata: Caldera de Taburiente National Park
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Wikidata: Teide National Park
Encompasses: Teide National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park
Encompasses: Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Timanfaya National Park
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Wikidata: Tablas de Daimiel National Park
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Wikidata: Garajonay National Park
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Wikidata: Cabañeros National Park
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Wikidata: Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park
Encompasses: Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Monfragüe National Park
Encompasses: Monfragüe National Park, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)View the Source
Wikidata: Sierra de las Nieves National Park
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Aragon (Wikipedia)
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Aragó [əɾəˈɣo]) is an autonomous community in Spain,
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Region of Murcia (Wikipedia)
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Regió de Múrcia) is an autonomous community of Spain
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Andalusia (Wikipedia)
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also [-ˈsi.a]) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain,
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Catalonia (Wikipedia)
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Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain,
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Valencian Community (Wikipedia)
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Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain.
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Community of Madrid (Wikipedia)
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Madrid is one of the seventeen autonomous communities and 50 provinces of Spain.
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Donana National Park (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Encompasses: Donana National Park, Lead paragraph
Natural de Doñana is a natural reserve in Andalusia, southern Spain,
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Cabrera Archipelago Maritime-Terrestrial National Park (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Cabrera Archipelago Maritime-Terrestrial National Park, Lead paragraph
Quote, Encompasses: Cabrera Archipelago Maritime-Terrestrial National Park, Lead paragraph
Balears, Spanish: Islas Baleares), an autonomous community that is part of Spain.
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Guadarrama National Park (Wikipedia)
Encompasses: Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, Lead paragraph
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de Guadarrama) is a national park in Spain,
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Vivar del Cid (Wikipedia)
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is a village of approximately 260 inhabitants, part of the municipality of Quintanilla Vivar, located 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) from Burgos, Spain
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