Questions tagged [spain]
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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In the Spanish-American War (1898), who formally declared war first?
In particular, did Spain formally declare war on the US first?
Britannica (without sources):
April 24, 1898
Spain declares war on the United States.
April 25, 1898
The United States declares war ...
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What was the value of a late 16th century Spanish Ducat?
It is a book referring to Spain in the late 16th century!
Spanish ducats, each one roughly equivalent in the later sixteenth century to one escudo, or crown and to two florins. About four ducats made ...
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Until when did Castile consider all Basques to be noble?
According to J. I. Israel's Race, Class, and Politics in Colonial Mexico: 1610-1670 (pp. 112-113), Basques in the Spanish empire had a special universal claim to nobility:
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What is the basis of the Spanish claim to Gibraltar?
I looked at resources in English, particularly here. Whilst I expected some bias, it seemed strange that it was not able to identify anything in the Spanish argument that looked like a case to answer.
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A zoo during the rule of Omayyad or Abbasid dynasty?
I recall that when I was in high school that I read a text -which sounds more like a legend- about an Arabic Sultan/Caliph who on a trip trough his empire passed by an injured (wild) animal (don't ...
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Why are Spanish cultures labeled as 'Latin' today, but Italian and eastern Europe cultures aren't?
Based on my limited understanding, I'm just wondering what had to have happened to make the area of the largest Latin speaking civilization (ancient Rome) no longer be later attributed to being 'Latin'...
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What was the name of the Ottoman-Spanish truce in 1580?
As I'm reading the history of the Western Mediterranean about this period, I found many references to a truce between the Ottomans and Habsburg Spain in 1580.
For example, Wikipedia - Habsburg Spain:
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Why is there so much prehistoric art found in Spain and France?
I was reading a book about prehistoric art, and a map with dots indicating locations of caves and deposits shown a lot of concentration around the norther area of Spain and also southern region of ...
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Why does the Spanish Military Medical Corps use the Amalfitan Cross?
The Cuerpo Militar de Sanidad of the Spanish Armed Forces uses the Amalfitan Cross (often known as the Maltese Cross) in its emblem. Why?
According to Paloma Garrido González, the Cross was first ...
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What was the ethnic composition of the Castilian army and Muslim Spain (al-Andalus) army in Middle Ages? [closed]
I have been searching for the ethnic composition of the armies of the Iberian Christian kingdoms (mainly Castile) during the middle ages but I couldn’t find any source mentioning anything about it. I ...
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Why did the Siege of Ceuta (1694-1720) take so long?
Why and how exactly did the Siege of Ceuta (1694-1720) take so long? I was reading on sieges, and I am aware they are basically used to force a city into surrender by draining them of resources and ...
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Why did Spain not participate in World War I?
Spain was losing influence in America for the previous 100 years, and there was a recent Spanish-American war. So how could have Spain remained neutral?
Why could Spain not find a place in the ...
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Why isn't there a single trace of Germanic influence in Iberian Languages?
In this question, I would like to make a comparison between two settlements that occurred in the Early Middle Ages in Europe, that seem to be very similar, however they had very distinct outcomes ...
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Is the Visigoth cultural and historical influence within Spain rarely acknowledged? [closed]
When looking at Spain's early history, cultures, such as the Phoenicians, the Romans and the Moors are often discussed in great detail. Though the Visigoths were also a historical presence within ...
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Why did not Spain manage to keep any colonial possessions in the new world?
It is well known that Spain had a huge presence in the colonisation and discovery of the new world. The Spanish empire is one of the largest in history and held vast territory in the Americas.
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