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Spain is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. It is bordered by Portugal to the west, and France to the north.
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What was the expected retirement age for men in Spain in 1936?
I am trying to find out what the expected age of retirement was for men in Spain in 1936.
I tried searching the Internet but the results I found were for recent years and not time past.
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Was there the concept of paternity leave in Spain in 1913?
I have tried to google for info but can’t find any. As the question says, I am trying to find out if there was the concept of paternity leave in Spain during 1913 and, if so, how long for?
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Were Ferdinand and Isabella the most important royal couple?
Ferdinand and Isabella ruled Aragon and Castile jointly from 1474 to 1504, a thirty-year period during which the modern country of Spain was born, ships they commissioned discovered and explored the ...
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What fueled the street lights in 13th-century Cordoba?
Córdoba, Spain is often said to have had street lights in its Muslim period, which ended in 1236. How did those street lights work?
In Lawrence of Arabia, Prince Faisal was dramatized as having said ...
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When did Spain first come to exist as a country called Spain (Espana)?
Inspired by the question: What would the Wikipedia page for Spain have said in 1490?.
In 1490, what we currently refer to as Spain was a number of kingdoms: Castilla, Aragón and Navarra.
The Wikipedia ...
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Did military politically participate and intervene in the Second Spanish Republic? [closed]
I'm currently studying Spanish Civil War. It seems that it was a tradition, that the military had power to intervene politics in Spain, at least before the establishment of Second Spanish Republic.
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Did Franco ever refer to his regime as Fascist?
Italy certainly started out using the term, which is derived from Senatorial regalia.
Hitler's Germany can also pretty safely be classified as such, that's the regime most people have in mind when ...
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What was General Franco's disposition towards Islam?
What was General Franco's disposition towards Islam? He did fight against some rebels in Morocco in the 19-teens, gaining valuable military experience. During the Spanish Civil War, many of the ...
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Did the Allies try to "bribe" Franco to join them in World War II?
At a meeting in Hendaye, Spain, Franco presented a list of demands to Hitler that the latter would have to meet in order for Spain to formally join the Axis. This included the right to capture and ...
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Why was the morale of El Cid's troops always so high?
It seems like in every battle El Cid fought his troops had very high morale and fought above and beyond their abilities. Why did El Cid's troops have such high morale? I would understand the high ...
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How did 15th century royals identify themselves in England/Spain?
I'm studying the customs of medieval Europe to gather information for a novel I'm writing and a question has arisen about how the nobles, especially the royal family, identified themselves. Did they ...
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How did encasillado work?
El Turno Pacifico alternated Conservative and Liberal rule of Spain during the Bourbon restoration. There were elections, but the practice of encasillado ensured "the outcome of elections was ...
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Did Spain have a strategic plan for its navy in the Spanish–American War?
Admiral Cervera y Topete is cited in many places as having thought that the Spanish couldn't defeat the Americans in war due to the dilapidated state of the Spanish Navy. The position of the Spanish ...
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How did philosophical and scientific knowledge in Christian Europe in 1085 compare to the body of knowledge contained in the library of Toledo?
In 1085, Moorish Toledo was conquered by Alfonso VI.
According to prof. Robert Sapolsky (he is a primatologist and neurobiologist, but usually all information he gives is very reliable), at the time ...
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Why did the Spanish government award a decoration to Chiang Kai-Shek?
In 1936 the republican government granted Chiang the Order of Isabella the Catholic.1 Why did they do that?
The Wikipedia article on Chiang is where I got this from.
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