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The Spanish Empire, also known as the Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy [1] [2] [3] was one of the largest empires in history and one of the first global empires in world history. [4] Soon after the Reconquista, Spain became the biggest global empire. It led European exploration of the New World, building the large Viceroyalties in the ...
The culture of Spain is influenced by its Western origin, its interaction with other cultures in Europe, its historically Catholic religious tradition, and the varied national and regional identities within the country. It encompasses literature, music, visual arts, cuisine as well as contemporary customs, beliefs, institutions, and social ...
List of Wikipedias. Wikipedia is a free multilingual open-source wiki -based online encyclopedia edited and maintained by a community of volunteer editors, started on 15 January 2001 as an English-language encyclopedia. Non-English editions were soon created: the German and Catalan editions were created on circa 16 March, [1] the French edition ...
After a pause, a nasal, or a lateral, it may be realized as an affricate ( [ ɟʝ] ); [9] [10] in other contexts, /ʝ/ is generally realized as an approximant [ ʝ˕] . The phoneme /ʎ/ is distinguished from /ʝ/ in some areas in Spain (mostly northern and rural) and South America (mostly highland).
v. t. e. Caribbean Spanish ( Spanish: español caribeño, [espaˈɲol kaɾiˈβeɲo]) is the general name of the Spanish dialects spoken in the Caribbean region. The Spanish language was introduced to the Caribbean in 1492 with the voyages of Christopher Columbus. It resembles the Spanish spoken in the Canary Islands, and, more distantly, the ...
For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Old Spanish, also known as Old Castilian ( Spanish: castellano antiguo; Old Spanish: roman [3] [roˈman], romançe, [3] romaz [3] ), or Medieval Spanish ( Spanish: español medieval ), was originally a dialect of Vulgar Latin spoken in the former provinces of the Roman Empire.
Background of the Spanish Civil War. The background of the Spanish Civil War dates back to the end of the 19th century, when the owners of large estates, called latifundios, held most of the power in a land-based oligarchy. The landowners' power was unsuccessfully challenged by the industrial and merchant sectors.
