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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.
 
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.
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*[http://www.genealogia-es.com/ Spain GenWeb] In Spanish
 
*[http://www.genealogia-es.com/ Spain GenWeb] In Spanish
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*[http://scgenealogia.org/catalunya/ Catalonia GenWeb] In Spanish and Catalan
 
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*[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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Revision as of 21:14, 13 January 2008

Spain Map; Wikipedia image

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


The Regions


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








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