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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What were the ranks in the Army of Imperial Spain?
At the time of the Latin American wars of independence, the Imperial Spanish army employed men in ranks like Capitán (captain), Sargento (sergeant) and so on, between the King and the lowliest ...
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Why was Britain willing to return Hong Kong but not Gibraltar?
Why was Britain willing to return Hong Kong to China, but not Gibraltar to Spain?
Was it because Gibraltar has more strategic value than Hong Kong?
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Why were Spain and Portugal neutral / not invaded in WWII?
Why weren't Spain and Portugal involved in World War II with either side? Was not Franco sympathetic with the Axis powers given the help they offered during the civil war?
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Did Spain and the Republic of China (Kuomintang) have diplomatic relations between 1931 and 1939? Were they friendly or unfriendly?
The Republic of China and the Kingdom of Spain had relations before 1931 (link). Did they maintain these relations after the Second Spanish Republic was established?
After 1945, the Spanish State ...
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Which Irishman worked at Mission Santa Cruz?
Kirill Khlebnikov was a Russian business agent who made several visits to Alta California. His "Travel Notes" from 1820 describe negotiations to buy grain from the Franciscan priest in charge of ...
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Is there a possibility that the Islamic civilization visited America before Columbus?
Islamic sources claim that there is historical evidence that an Islamic explorer visited America before Columbus and the Age of Discovery. An example. Columbus Was Not The First To Cross The Atlantic. ...
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What did other European powers say when Portugal and Spain signed the Treaty of Tordesillas?
In 1494, Portugal and Castile (succeeded by Spain) divided all lands outside Europe, including the newly "on-discovering" Americas, between them signing the Treaty of Tordesillas.
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Spanish-American war from Spain's perspective?
What did the Spanish-American war look like from Spain's perspective? Did the general population support the war? What were the reasons why Spain lost, was the general public aware of these reasons ...
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What caused the decline of the Spanish empire?
What caused the gradual decline of the Spanish colonial empire in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? A post I read claimed that the Spanish overestimated their wealth, and my teacher pointed ...
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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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Why did Charles V divide his holdings as he did?
Even as monarchs go, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor was one lucky individual. He inherited Austria and the job of Holy Roman Emperor, as well as the Netherlands (including Belgium) through his father, ...
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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 would the Wikipedia page for Spain have said in 1490?
I'm trying to understand the Spanish empire prior to the discovery of America - I'm not looking for a book length answer, just a broad summary like what would have been on a Wikipedia page at that ...
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What was the Catholic Church trying to do in Spain in the 1930s?
Right now I'm trying to learn about Spain's transition to democracy in the 20th century. To start, I'm looking at the civil war that took place in the '30s. And the question I'm trying to answer is: ...
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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.
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