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Spain is in the southwest of Europe. The neighbouring countries: It shares borders with France and the Principality of Andorra to the north, west Portugal.

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2 Spain is in the southwest of Europe. The neighbouring countries: It shares borders with France and the Principality of Andorra to the north, west Portugal and the British territory of Gibraltar in the south.

3 Spanish flag and anthem

4 The capital city, currency, and the form government: Madrid is the capital city of Spain with 6,543,031 inhabitants. Spain's official currency is the euro. It is a parliamentary monarchy. King of Spain called Juan Carlos.

5 Teide, the highest peak of Spain Teide is a volcano located on the island of Tenerife, with an altitude of 3,718 meters above sea level. Mulhacén: 3482m. Is located in Granada. Aneto: 3404m. Is located in Huesca. Veleta: 3398m. Is located in Granada

6 Seas, Oceaans and rivers: CANTABRIC SEA ATLANTIC OCEAN MEDITERRANEAN SEA

7 The five largest cities in Spain Madrid Barcelona Valencia Sevilla Bilbao

8 World Heritage in Spain Alhambra: is an Andalusian palace city located in Granada. Catedral de Burgos: it is a Catholic church dedicated to the Virgin Mary located in the Spanish city of Burgos. Mezquita de Córdoba: is located in Cordoba. With 23,400 square meters, was the second largest mosque in the world in surface.

9 Monuments of Spain. Palau música catalana Sevilla Plaza mayor de León The Holy Family, Barcelona

10 Important events in Spanish History. 1469. Unification of the two great kingdoms of the Spanish part of the peninsula with the wedding of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon. 1492. End of the Reconquista with the fall of Granada. 1492. Discovery of America. 1580. Unification of the two crowns of the peninsula, Spain and Portugal, under the same king, Philip II. 1808-1814. Napoleonic invasion and subsequent war of independence.

11 Important events in Spanish History. 1814. Absolutism Fernando VII.. 1812. First Spanish Constitution in the Courts of Cadiz. Popularly known as "La Pepa" 1873-1874. 1 st Spanish Republic. 1836-1839. Spanish Civil War 1839-1875. Spanish dictatorship 1875-Present Juan Carlos I. Transition to democracy

12 Five important historical figures.  Miguel de Cervantes.  Pablo Ruíz Picasso.  Francisco de Goya.  Santiago Ramón y Cajal.  Francisco Franco.

13 Celebrities: Music, cinema and sports Almodóvar Penélope CruzAntonio BanderasJavier Bardem Julio IglesiasRafa NadalFernando AlonsoAngel Nieto

14 Typical food.  Paella.  Peya Gofio(Canarias)  Serrano Ham.  Omelette.  Gazpacho.  Cocido  Fabada

15 Popular Sports.  Football.  Tennis.  F1.  Motorcycling.

16 Authors Students of 4th grade IES EL BATÁN. Resources www.wikipedia.org www.google.es 1º ESO. Ciencias Sociales. Oxford Education. 2º ESO. Ciencias Sociales. Oxford Education. 3º ESO. Geografía. Oxford Education. 1º ESO. Historia. Oxford Education.

17 "This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained there in."


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