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3 days ago · The Moorish presence in Spain has left an indelible mark on the nation’s cultural tapestry, notably in artistic expression. Here, we uncover the profound influences and contributions of the Moors in the realms of music, performance, and decorative arts.
3 days ago · The fourth largest country in Europe, Spain, has a rich tapestry of history, culture, customs, traditions, and warmth, from the ancient civilisations that ruled from the Iberian peninsula to the millennia of conquest and conflict inflicted by the Romans.
5 days ago · This book offers a comprehensive account of modern Spanish culture, tracing its dramatic and often unexpected development from its beginnings after the Revolution of 1868 to the present day. Specially-commissioned essays by leading experts provide analyses of the historical and political background of modern Spain, the culture of the major ...
5 days ago · The name, from the Spanish word meaning “within walls,” refers to the fortified city founded at the mouth of the Pasig River shortly after 1571 by the Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 days ago · Hispanic Americans, people living in the United States who are descendants of Spanish-speaking peoples. Since most Hispanics trace their ancestry to Latin America, they are also called Latinos. Hispanics make up the largest ethnic minority in the United States, forming one-sixth of the country’s population.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 days ago · Madrid, city, capital of Spain and of Madrid province, lying almost exactly at the geographical heart of the Iberian Peninsula. Spain’s arts and financial center, the city proper and province form an autonomous community in central Spain. Learn more about Madrid, including its history and economy.
20 hours ago · The history of Spain dates to contact between the pre-Roman peoples of the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula made with the Greeks and Phoenicians. During Classical Antiquity, the peninsula was the site of multiple successive colonizations of Greeks, Carthaginians, and Romans. Native peoples of the peninsula, such as the Tartessos ...
