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Name of country: Spain
Continent: Europe
Population: 46,754,778 people
Capital City: Madrid
Currency: Euro
Languages Spoken: Spanish, Basque, Catalan and Galician.
The official language in all country is Spanish, but there are other languages in Spain. Nowadays 4 languages are spoken in Spain: Spanish, Basque, Catalan, Galician.
Spain, as a consequence of its history, has a great variety of languages and dialects spoken within its territory. Not all are considered co-officers, but maybe they will be in the future.
Bordering countries: France, Andorra and Portugal.
Spain has borders with France and Andorra in the north and with Portugal in the west. There are also seas and an Ocean around Spain's coast: in the north there's the Cantabrian Sea. In the West and South-West there's the Atlantic Ocean. In the South and East there's the Mediterranean Sea.
Spanish Traditional Food
Spanish Traditional Food
The Paella
The Paella
Ingredients: Saffron, chicken, rabbit, salt, olive oil, beans, artichoke, garlic, paprika, tomatoes, stock, Spanish rice, and rosemary.
Cooking the paella with socarrat is very important. The socarrat is the crunchy bit that forms through all that oils and fats goes down and a bit of the starch of the rice how it crunchy up at the bottom.
The Paella is a traditional dish original from Valencia Region, but nowadays it is famous in all country. The paella is very tasty and I like it pretty much, it is one of my favorites dishes. Families in Spain traditionally eat Paella on Sundays and enjoy it with all the family together. One important thing, never add chorizo.
The best paella is homemade and it is covered with prawns and mussels.
Pablo Picasso:
Pablo Picasso:
One of the greatest Spanish artist of the 20th century.
Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain on October 25, 1881.
He was a Spanish painter, sculptor, print maker, ceramist and stage designer considered one of the greatest and most influential artist of the 20th century. He died in 1973.
One of his most famous paintings is the Guernica which is a large oil painting and it was done in response to the bombing of Guernica, during the Civil Spanish War.
Spain's Relief
Spain's Relief
Spain has different mountain ranges and a big plateu in the center called meseta. A plateu is area of hight flat land.
Around the Meseta there are 3 mountains ranges: Sistema Ibérico, the Sierra Morena, and the Cordillera Cantábrica. In the north The Pyrenees form a natural border with France. In the south are the Sistemas Béticos.
The highest mountain in the Iberian Peninsula is Teide in the Tenerife in Canarian Islands.
Teide in canarias
Sierra nevada in Granada
National Anthem
National Anthem
Also known as: "La Marcha Granadera" (English: "The Grenadier March").
Music: Manuel de Espinosa de los Monteros, 1761; 259 years ago, Bartolomé Pérez Casas (orchestration, 1908), Francisco Grau (harmonization, 1997).
Adopted: 1770; 250 years ago.
Instruments: It is played by an Orchesta.
The "Marcha Real" (Royal March) is the national anthem of Spain. It is one of only four national anthems in the world (along with those of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and San Marino) that has no official lyrics.. It is a military march.
One of the oldest in the world, the Spanish national anthem was first printed in a document dated 1761 and entitled "Libro de la Ordenanza de los Toques de Pífanos y Tambores que se tocan nuevamente en la Infanta Española (Book of the Ordenance of Newly Played Military Drum and Fife Calls by The Spanish Infantry), by Manuel de Espinosa. There, it is entitled "La Marcha Granadera" (English: "March of the Grenadiers"). According to the document, Manuel de Espinosa de los Monteros is the composer.
The current official version of "Marcha Real", as described in Royal Decree 1560/1997,[is a sixteen-bar long phrase, divided in two sections, each one is made up of four repeated bars (AABB form). Tempo is set to ♩= 76 and key to B-flat.
The long, complete version is the honors music for the King, while a shorter version without the repetitions is performed for the Princess of Asturias, the President of the Government of Spain, or during sporting events.
There are also three official arrangements: one for orchestra, another for military band, and a third for organ, written by Francisco Grau Vegara and requested by the Government of Spain. All in all, there are six different official adaptations, for each arrangement and length. They all were recorded by the Spanish National Orchestra and the Spanish Royal Guard Band as an official recording and released on compact disc for a limited period of time.
Traditional Spanish food
Traditional Spanish food
The tortilla de patata - Spanish omelette
The tortilla de patata - Spanish omelette
Ingredients
Ingredients
Olive oil.
2 large potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
salt to taste
1 sweet Spanish onion, thinly sliced
4 or 6 eggs
How to prepare it:
How to prepare it:
First Step: peel the potatoes and onions.
Second step: We sliced them, the slices should be thin, but not too thinner. The onions will give a sweet taste to the omelet.
Third step: Put the olive oil in the pan, when it is medium hot add the sliced onions, after a while add the potatoes previously cut. Let it to cook in medium heat until it is soft, but not like fries, about 10 or 15 minutes.In while the potatoes are cooking mix the eggs in a bowl. Get out the potatoes and drain it a bit then add them to the mixed eggs, and stir all together, add some salt. Let it rest for 15 minutes finally put the non-stick pan in the fire with a little olive oil and when it is warm add the mixture to the pan and it with high heat for 5 minutes and lower it for other 5 minutes. Shake it some times, when it is ready flip it over with a plate. slide it again in the pan. Let it cook for other 3 minutes more and it is ready to eat.
Spanish omelette recepy.mp4Spain cultural country
Spain cultural country
Spain has different cultures, regions, traditions, there are a lot of things to do, we can go to the beach to enjoy the sun and at the same time to the mountains to do ski. It is a lovely place to live and to visit.
Plaza Mayor in Madrid
The Plaza Mayor (English: Main Square) is a major public space in the heart of Madrid, the capital of Spain. It was once the center of old Madrid. It was first built (1580–1619) during the reign of Philip III. Only a few blocks away is another famous plaza, the Puerta del Sol. The Plaza Mayor is for the people of Madrid and tourists to shop, walk around, eat, and enjoy the outdoors.
Retiro's lake in Madrid
The Buen Retiro Park (Spanish: Parque del Buen Retiro, literally "Park of the Pleasant Retreat"), Retiro Park or simply El Retiro is one of the largest parks of the city of Madrid, Spain. The park belonged to the Spanish Monarchy until the late 19th century, when it became a public park.
Puerta de Alcala in Madrid
It was a gate of the former Walls of Philip IV. It stands near the city centre and several metres away from the main entrance to the Parque del Buen Retiro. The square is bisected by Alcalá Street, although the street does not cross through the monument, and it is the origin of the Alfonso XII, Serrano and Olózaga streets. Its name originates from the old path from Madrid to the nearby town of Alcalá de Henares.
Bull's fitght in Madrid
Plaza de Las ventas de Madrid (Bull´s fight square)
Gran via street in Madrid
The plaza de toros de Las Ventas, known simply as Las Ventas, is the largest bullfighting ring in Spain, located in the Guindalera quarter of the Salamanca district. It was inaugurated on June 17, 1931. Its seating capacity of 23,798, makes it the third-largest bullfighting run the world, adjacent to bullrings in Mexico and Venezuela, respectively.
El oso y el Madroño
El oso y el Madroño
Statue of the Bear and the Strawberry Tree
The statue is a work of the sculptor Antonio Navarro Santafé (1906-1983) and was inaugurated in 1967. It was promoted by the section of Culture of the City council of Madrid, which wanted to represent the main heraldic symbols of the city and of Spain with a monument.
The first appearance of a wild bear and a strawberry tree on the coat of arms of the city was in the 13th century. Previously, it only incorporated a bear in passant attitude, until it was replaced in the aforementioned century by the two current figures. With this change, they wanted to symbolise the resolution adopted by the municipality and the Chapter of Priests and Beneficiaries after a long litigation about the control of Madrilenian pastures and trees. Since this agreement, the former became property of the Chapter and the latter of the council. From here they modified the arms, including a strawberry tree and of a bear in a new posture: leaning on the tree with both paws.
The sculpture has always been in the Puerta del Sol, but in two different locations inside the square. Before 1986, it was situated in the east side of it, in the vicinity of the building between the Calle de Alcalá and the Carrera St. Jerónimo. That year, it was moved to the front of Carmen Street for the square's reform and remodeling, promoted by mayor Enrique Tierno Galván. In September 2009, with the integral renewal of the square promoted by Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, it has gone back to its original location.
In September 2019 the Madrid English language newspaper publication 'Madrid Metropolitan' published a poem about the city symbol. The poem is 'Recuerdos del Oso de Madrid' by the london based Irish writer Dr Michael Duncan who wrote it after his first visit to Madrid in May 2019.
La sagrada familia in Barcelona
La sagrada familia in Barcelona
La Sagrada Familia is an absolutely breathtaking church located in Barcelona, Spain. The architect behind this gem, which is still not completed, is none other than Antoni Gaudí. Gaudí has world-renowned masterpieces spread throughout Barcelona, although none have quite an interesting background like La Sagrada Familia.
Agbar Tower in Barcelona
Park Guel in Barcelona
Tibidago in Barcelona
Ciudad de las Artes of Valencia
Beach in Valencia
View of the La Alhambra in Granada
The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It was originally constructed as a small fortress in AD 889 on the remains of Roman fortifications,
Sierra Nevada in Granada
Cathedral in Malaga
Malaga's beach
Seville
Feria de Abril in Seville
Sevillanas dance
The Seville Fair (officially and in Spanish: Feria de Abril de Sevilla, "Seville April Fair") is held in the Andalusian capital of Seville, Spain. The fair generally begins two weeks after the Semana Santa, or Easter Holy Week.
The fair officially begins at midnight on Saturday, and runs seven days, ending on the following Saturday. Each day the fiesta begins with the parade of carriages and riders, at midday, carrying Seville's leading citizens which make their way to the bullring, La Real Maestranza, where the bullfighters and breeders meet.
The Fair dates back to 1846 when it was originally organized as a livestock fair by two councillors born in Northern Spain, Basque José María Ybarra and Catalan Narciso Bonaplata. Queen Isabel II agreed to the proposal, and on 18 April 1847 the first fair was held at the Prado de San Sebastian, on the outskirts of the city. It took only one year before an air of festivity began to transform the fair, due mainly to the emergence of the first three casetas, belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Montpensier, the Town Hall, and the Casino of Seville. During the 1920s, the fair reached its peak and became the spectacle that it is today.
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