Difference between revisions of "Spain"

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'''Andalucia'''
 
'''Andalucia'''
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eespandal/ Andalucia GenWeb]
 
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eespandal/ Andalucia GenWeb]
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*[http://www.andalucia.com/province/almeria/home.htm Almeria GenWeb]
  
 
*[http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/malaga.htm The English Cemetery at Malaga]
 
*[http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/malaga.htm The English Cemetery at Malaga]
 
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'''Aragon'''
 
'''Aragon'''
 
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'''Asturias'''
 
'''Asturias'''
 
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'''Basque Country'''
 
'''Basque Country'''
  
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*[http://www.basquemuseum.com/ The Basque Museum and Cultural Centre]
 
*[http://www.basquemuseum.com/ The Basque Museum and Cultural Centre]
 
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'''Cantabria'''
 
'''Cantabria'''
 
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'''Castilla La Mancha'''
 
'''Castilla La Mancha'''
 
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'''Castilla Leon'''
 
'''Castilla Leon'''
 
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'''Catalonia'''
 
'''Catalonia'''
  
 
*[http://scgenealogia.org/catalunya/ Catalonia GenWeb] In Spanish and Catalan
 
*[http://scgenealogia.org/catalunya/ Catalonia GenWeb] In Spanish and Catalan
 
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'''Extremadura'''
 
'''Extremadura'''
 
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'''Galicia'''
 
'''Galicia'''
  
 
*[http://www.xenealoxia.org/index.php?newlang=english Galicia Genealogy] Mostly in Spanish
 
*[http://www.xenealoxia.org/index.php?newlang=english Galicia Genealogy] Mostly in Spanish
 
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'''Madrid'''
 
'''Madrid'''
 
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'''Murcia'''
 
'''Murcia'''
  
 
*[http://www.cartomur.com/ Maps of Murcia] In Spanish
 
*[http://www.cartomur.com/ Maps of Murcia] In Spanish
 
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'''Navarra'''
 
'''Navarra'''
 
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'''La Rioja'''
 
'''La Rioja'''
  
 
*[http://sapiens.ya.com/josemsanmartin/ La Rioja GenWeb] In Spanish
 
*[http://sapiens.ya.com/josemsanmartin/ La Rioja GenWeb] In Spanish
 
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'''Valencia'''
 
'''Valencia'''
  
 
*[http://www.uv.es/~ximocarr/VALGEN/ Valencia GenWeb] In Spanish
 
*[http://www.uv.es/~ximocarr/VALGEN/ Valencia GenWeb] In Spanish
 
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'''Balearic Islands''' - Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Formentera
 
'''Balearic Islands''' - Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Formentera
 
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'''Canary Islands'''  - Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, La Palma, Tenerife, Gomero, El Hierro
 
'''Canary Islands'''  - Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, La Palma, Tenerife, Gomero, El Hierro
 
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*[http://members.tripod.com/~Data_Mate/history/Magellan.txt Magellan; List of survivors of the first voyage around the world]
 
*[http://members.tripod.com/~Data_Mate/history/Magellan.txt Magellan; List of survivors of the first voyage around the world]
 
*[http://www.uv.es/~ximocarr/VALGEN/ Valencia GenWeb] -oops - forgot Valencia in the list of Regions
 
 
*[http://www.andalucia.com/province/almeria/home.htm Almeria GenWeb]  To go under Andalucia
 
  
  

Revision as of 07:54, 10 October 2007

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Contents



Capital Madrid

Languages Castilian Spanish, Catalan, Galician & Basque

Currency Euro


Other Major Cities: Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia.

Spain has a rich history. Bordered by the snow capped Pyrenees in the east to the sunny beaches in the south, Spain is the second largest country in the EU. As well as the mainland, territory includes two island archipelagos, The Balearics and the Canaries, and two enclaves on the North African coast, Ceuta and Melilla.

In the capital city, Madrid, there many historical monuments. The Royal castle and Spanish museums like el Prado and Reina Sofia, which houses paintings of Velasquez, Goya, Miro and Picasso.



Links


Archives


Andalucia


Aragon
Asturias
Basque Country


Cantabria
Castilla La Mancha
Castilla Leon
Catalonia


Extremadura
Galicia


Madrid
Murcia


Navarra
La Rioja


Valencia


Balearic Islands - Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Formentera
Canary Islands - Lanzarote, Gran Canaria, La Palma, Tenerife, Gomero, El Hierro



General Links yet to be sorted

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