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The monarchy of Spain or Spanish monarchy ( Spanish: Monarquía Española) is the constitutional form of government of Spain. It consists of a hereditary monarch that reigns as the head of state, being the highest office of the country. [1] The current King is Felipe VI since 19 June 2014, after the abdication of his father, King Juan Carlos I .
Oct 16, 2008 · Population: (2010 est.) 187,000. Capital: Hagåtña (Agana). Guam is divided into a northern plateau and a southern chain of volcanic hills. Magellan in 1521, Guam was formally claimed by Spain in 1565 and remained Spanish until it was ceded to the U.S. in 1898 after the Spanish-American War.
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The current Spanish constitution refers to the monarchy as "The Crown" and the constitutional title of the monarch is simply rey/reina de España: that is, "king/queen of Spain". However, the constitution allows for the use of other historic titles pertaining to the Spanish monarchy, [1] without specifying them.
Nov 3, 2023 · The 217 years of Spanish colonial rule on Guam was theocratic and autocratic. Toward the end of that period, however, a royal order of 1885 introduced an element of village-level democracy. The order allowed free use of crown land by CHamorus and the election of local officials called gobernadorcillo, or mayor, from among the principalia class ...
Jun 13, 2022 · The Pyramid of Government. Spain colonised vast parts of the Americas starting from the landing by Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) in 1492. Working through the Caribbean islands and then moving on to the mainland in the first decades of the 16th century, by 1570, some 100,000 Europeans were governing over 10 million indigenous peoples who inhabited lands from what is today the southern United ...
The weakened Spanish sailors were only able to fend off the Chamorro after firing a few warning shots that sent the warriors retreating back to land. Magellan was eventually able to get some fruit and vegetables in return. He would set out again and the place he noted on his map would be formally claimed by the Spanish Crown in 1565.
