History UsefulNotes / Spain

* UsefulNotes/ZugarramurdiWitchTrials
* UsefulNotes/BattleOfLepanto
* UsefulNotes/SpanishConquestOfTheAztecEmpire
* UsefulNotes/SpanishConquestOfTheMaya
* UsefulNotes/SpanishConquestOfTheIncaEmpire
* UsefulNotes/SpanishConquestOfThePhilippines
* UsefulNotes/CagayanBattles
* UsefulNotes/SchoolOfSalamanca

* UsefulNotes/TheBalmisExpedition

Spain ('''Spanish:''' ''España''), officially known as the Kingdom of Spain ('''Spanish:''' ''Reino de España''), is a Southern European country inhabited by more than 40 million people, home of the ''Conquistadores'' and the first language of over 400 million people, and, including the Canary Islands, is the southernmost country in Europe. The modern day Spanish trace their descent from many peoples, [[CultureChopSuey including but not limited to]] [[BarbarianTribe Celts]], [[AncientRome Romans]], [[UsefulNotes/AncientGreece Greeks]], [[UsefulNotes/PunicWars Phoenicians]], [[UsefulNotes/TheMigrationPeriod Visigoths, Suebians]], [[UsefulNotes/MoorishSpain Jews, and Muslims]], and the modern nation-state was formed with the union of the Kingdom of Castille and the Kingdom of Aragon in 1469 by the marriage of their respective monarchs, [[UsefulNotes/TheCatholicMonarchs Queen Isabella and King Fernando]] and the siege of Granada in 1492, which would complete the ''Reconquista'' and end 700 years of Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula. Through the discovery and later conquest of the Western Hemisphere that same year, an empire grew and soon became the one of the most powerful on the planet until its eventual decline over the course of the 1800's, culminating in [[UsefulNotes/SpanishAmericanWar a war]] with the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates at the very end of the century.[[note]]Although Spain still managed to keep some colonies in Africa until the 1970's.[[/note]] This, along with the failure of the conquest of Morocco and the feuds between political factions led to the [[BloodierAndGorier last and bloodiest]] of five [[UsefulNotes/SpanishCivilWar Civil Wars]]. [[UsefulNotes/FranciscoFranco The winner of the war ruled the country for no less than 36 years]] until his death[[note]]and, yes, he is still dead[[/note]], when the current Constitutional Monarchy formerly led by Juan Carlos I and now King Felipe VI was installed. Spain thus became one of the few examples in the modern day in which a monarchy is restored after being overthrown for quite some time, the other being UsefulNotes/{{Cambodia}} (although to be fair, the Spanish monarchy never actually renounced their rights for their country when the Republicans took over in 1931).

->The coat of arms is dominated by a crowned shield containing (from upper left clockwise) the arms of Castile (gold castle on red field), León (purple lion on silver field), Navarre (array of golden chains on red field), Granada (a pomegranate fruit on a white field) and Aragon (nine alternating yellow and red stripes), as well as that of the Anjou branch of the House of Bourbon, Spain's royal family (blue field containing five fleur-de-lis with a red border), added by King Philip V (himself French-born and titled Duke of Anjou) in 1700; on either side of the shield are a pair of columns standing on watery bases, symbolizing the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillars_of_Hercules Pillars of Hercules]], a pair of promontories guarding the Strait of Gibraltar, surrounded by ribbons which read "Plus Ultra" ("[[UpToEleven Further Beyond]]" in Latin) and topped by the crowns of the Holy Roman Empire and the Spanish Kingdom, the former alluding to Emperor Charles V, also titled King Charles I of Spain, under whose reign Spain expanded its territories to South America and the Philippines.

Spain ('''Spanish:''' ''España''), officially known as the Kingdom of Spain ('''Spanish:''' ''Reino de España''), is a Southern European country inhabited by more than 40 million people, home of the ''Conquistadores'' and the first language of over 400 million people, and, including the Canary Islands, is the southernmost country in Europe. The modern day Spanish trace their descent from many peoples, [[CultureChopSuey including but not limited to]] [[BarbarianTribe Celts]], [[AncientRome Romans]], [[UsefulNotes/AncientGreece Greeks]], [[UsefulNotes/PunicWars Phoenicians]], [[UsefulNotes/TheMigrationPeriod Visigoths, Suebians]], [[UsefulNotes/MoorishSpain Jews, and Muslims]], and the modern nation-state was formed with the union of the Kingdom of Castille and the Kingdom of Aragon in 1469 by the marriage of their respective monarchs, Queen Isabella and King Fernando and the siege of Granada in 1492, which would complete the ''Reconquista'' and end 700 years of Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula. Through the discovery and later conquest of the Western Hemisphere that same year, an empire grew and soon became the one of the most powerful on the planet until its eventual decline over the course of the 1800's, culminating in [[UsefulNotes/SpanishAmericanWar a war]] with the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates at the very end of the century.[[note]]Although Spain still managed to keep some colonies in Africa until the 1970's.[[/note]] This, along with the failure of the conquest of Morocco and the feuds between political factions led to the [[BloodierAndGorier last and bloodiest]] of five [[UsefulNotes/SpanishCivilWar Civil Wars]]. [[UsefulNotes/FranciscoFranco The winner of the war ruled the country for no less than 36 years]] until his death[[note]]and, yes, he is still dead[[/note]], when the current Constitutional Monarchy formerly led by Juan Carlos I and now King Felipe VI was installed. Spain thus became one of the few examples in the modern day in which a monarchy is restored after being overthrown for quite some time, the other being UsefulNotes/{{Cambodia}} (although to be fair, the Spanish monarchy never actually renounced their rights for their country when the Republicans took over in 1931).

* ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'''s Paldea is based on Spain, with the possible inclusion of Portugal as well.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'''s currently unnamed region is based on Spain, with the possible inclusion of Portugal as well.

* UsefulNotes/SpanishConquestOfMexico

* '''Highest point:''' Teide (3715 m/12,188 ft) (51st)

Spain ('''Spanish:''' ''España''), officially known as the Kingdom of Spain ('''Spanish:''' ''Reino de España''), is a Southern European country inhabited by more than 40 million people, home of the ''Conquistadores'' and the first language of over 400 million people, and, including the Canary Islands, is the southernmost country in Europe. The modern day Spanish trace their descent from many peoples, [[CultureChopSuey including but not limited to]] [[BarbarianTribe Celts]], [[AncientRome Romans]], [[UsefulNotes/AncientGreece Greeks]], [[UsefulNotes/PunicWars Phoenicians]], [[UsefulNotes/TheMigrationPeriod Visigoths, Suebians]], [[UsefulNotes/MoorishSpain Jews, and Muslims]], and the modern nation-state was formed with the union of the Kingdom of Castille and the Kingdom of Aragon in 1469 by the marriage of their respective monarchs, Queen Isabella and King Fernando and the siege of Granada in 1492, which would complete the ''Reconquista'' and end 700 years of Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula. Through the discovery and later conquest of the Western Hemisphere that same year, an empire grew and soon became the one of the most powerful on the planet until its eventual decline over the course of the 1800's, culminating in [[UsefulNotes/SpanishAmericanWar a war]] with the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates at the very end of the century.[[note]]Although Spain still managed to keep some colonies in Africa until the 1970's.[[/note]] This, along with the failure of the conquest of Morocco and the feuds between political factions led to the [[BloodierAndGorier last and bloodiest]] of five [[UsefulNotes/SpanishCivilWar Civil Wars]]. [[UsefulNotes/FranciscoFranco The winner of the war ruled the country for no less than 36 years]] until his death[[note]]and, yes, he is still dead[[/note]], when the current Constitutional Monarchy formerly led by Juan Carlos I and now King Felipe VI was installed. Spain thus became one of the few examples in the modern day in which a monarchy is restored after being overthrown for quite some time, the other being UsefulNotes/{{Cambodia}} (to be fair, the Spanish monarchy never actually renounced their rights for their country when the Republicans took over in 1931).

* SpaghettiWestern, made in Italy but filmed in Spain.

* '''Highest point:''' Teide (3715 m/12,188 ft) (70th)

* '''Country calling code:''' 34

->As Spain is one of the only two countries that do not have lyrics for its national anthem, click on [[https://www.lamoncloa.gob.es/espana/simbolosdelestado/Paginas/audiohimno.aspx this link to hear what the anthem sounds like]]

Spain ('''Spanish:''' ''España''), officially known as the Kingdom of Spain ('''Spanish:''' ''Reino de España''), is a Southern European country inhabited by more than 40 million people, home of the ''Conquistadores'' and the first language of over 400 million people, and is the southernmost country in Europe because of the Canary Islands. The modern day Spanish trace their descent from many peoples, [[CultureChopSuey including but not limited to]] [[BarbarianTribe Celts]], [[AncientRome Romans]], [[UsefulNotes/AncientGreece Greeks]], [[UsefulNotes/PunicWars Phoenicians]], [[UsefulNotes/TheMigrationPeriod Visigoths, Suebians]], [[UsefulNotes/MoorishSpain Jews, and Muslims]], and the modern nation-state was formed with the union of the Kingdom of Castille and the Kingdom of Aragon in 1469 by the marriage of their respective monarchs, Queen Isabella and King Fernando and the siege of Granada in 1492, which would complete the ''Reconquista'' and end 700 years of Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula. Through the discovery and later conquest of the Western Hemisphere that same year, an empire grew and soon became the one of the most powerful on the planet until its eventual decline over the course of the 1800's, culminating in [[UsefulNotes/SpanishAmericanWar a war]] with the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates at the very end of the century.[[note]]Although Spain still managed to keep some colonies in Africa until the 1970's.[[/note]] This, along with the failure of the conquest of Morocco and the feuds between political factions led to the [[BloodierAndGorier last and bloodiest]] of five [[UsefulNotes/SpanishCivilWar Civil Wars]]. [[UsefulNotes/FranciscoFranco The winner of the war ruled the country for no less than 36 years]] until his death[[note]]and, yes, he is still dead[[/note]], when the current Constitutional Monarchy formerly led by Juan Carlos I and now King Felipe VI was installed. Spain thus became one of the few examples in the modern day in which a monarchy is restored after being overthrown for quite some time, the other being UsefulNotes/{{Cambodia}} (to be fair, the Spanish monarchy never actually renounced their rights for their country when the Republicans took over in 1931).

Spain ('''Spanish:''' ''España''), officially known as the Kingdom of Spain ('''Spanish:''' ''Reino de España''), is a Southern European country inhabited by more than 40 million people, home of the ''Conquistadores'' and the first language of over 400 million people, and is the southernmost country in Europe due to the Canary Islands. The modern day Spanish trace their descent from many peoples, [[CultureChopSuey including but not limited to]] [[BarbarianTribe Celts]], [[AncientRome Romans]], [[UsefulNotes/AncientGreece Greeks]], [[UsefulNotes/PunicWars Phoenicians]], [[UsefulNotes/TheMigrationPeriod Visigoths, Suebians]], [[UsefulNotes/MoorishSpain Jews, and Muslims]], and the modern nation-state was formed with the union of the Kingdom of Castille and the Kingdom of Aragon in 1469 by the marriage of their respective monarchs, Queen Isabella and King Fernando and the siege of Granada in 1492, which would complete the ''Reconquista'' and end 700 years of Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula. Through the discovery and later conquest of the Western Hemisphere that same year, an empire grew and soon became the one of the most powerful on the planet until its eventual decline over the course of the 1800's, culminating in [[UsefulNotes/SpanishAmericanWar a war]] with the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates at the very end of the century.[[note]]Although Spain still managed to keep some colonies in Africa until the 1970's.[[/note]] This, along with the failure of the conquest of Morocco and the feuds between political factions led to the [[BloodierAndGorier last and bloodiest]] of five [[UsefulNotes/SpanishCivilWar Civil Wars]]. [[UsefulNotes/FranciscoFranco The winner of the war ruled the country for no less than 36 years]] until his death[[note]]and, yes, he is still dead[[/note]], when the current Constitutional Monarchy formerly led by Juan Carlos I and now King Felipe VI was installed. Spain thus became one of the few examples in the modern day in which a monarchy is restored after being overthrown for quite some time, the other being UsefulNotes/{{Cambodia}} (to be fair, the Spanish monarchy never actually renounced their rights for their country when the Republicans took over in 1931).

Spain ('''Spanish:''' ''España''), officially known as the Kingdom of Spain ('''Spanish:''' ''Reino de España''), is a Southern European country inhabited by more than 40 million people, home of the ''Conquistadores'' and the first language of over 400 million people. The modern day Spanish trace their descent from many peoples, [[CultureChopSuey including but not limited to]] [[BarbarianTribe Celts]], [[AncientRome Romans]], [[UsefulNotes/AncientGreece Greeks]], [[UsefulNotes/PunicWars Phoenicians]], [[UsefulNotes/TheMigrationPeriod Visigoths, Suebians]], [[UsefulNotes/MoorishSpain Jews, and Muslims]], and the modern nation-state was formed with the union of the Kingdom of Castille and the Kingdom of Aragon in 1469 by the marriage of their respective monarchs, Queen Isabella and King Fernando and the siege of Granada in 1492, which would complete the ''Reconquista'' and end 700 years of Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula. Through the discovery and later conquest of the Western Hemisphere that same year, an empire grew and soon became the one of the most powerful on the planet until its eventual decline over the course of the 1800's, culminating in [[UsefulNotes/SpanishAmericanWar a war]] with the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates at the very end of the century.[[note]]Although Spain still managed to keep some colonies in Africa until the 1970's.[[/note]] This, along with the failure of the conquest of Morocco and the feuds between political factions led to the [[BloodierAndGorier last and bloodiest]] of five [[UsefulNotes/SpanishCivilWar Civil Wars]]. [[UsefulNotes/FranciscoFranco The winner of the war ruled the country for no less than 36 years]] until his death[[note]]and, yes, he is still dead[[/note]], when the current Constitutional Monarchy formerly led by Juan Carlos I and now King Felipe VI was installed. Spain thus became one of the few examples in the modern day in which a monarchy is restored after being overthrown for quite some time, the other being UsefulNotes/{{Cambodia}} (to be fair, the Spanish monarchy never actually renounced their rights for their country when the Republicans took over in 1931).

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant No, this is not]] [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia the UA Academy]].

-->-- '''National Motto''' [[hottip:*:Means "further beyond", an IronicEcho of the legendary warning carved on the Pillars of Hercules at the mouth of the Mediterranean: ''Nec Plus Ultra'' - "nothing further beyond".]]

-->-- '''National Motto''' [[hottip:*:No, [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia the U.A.]] is not here. Means "further beyond", an IronicEcho of the legendary warning carved on the Pillars of Hercules at the mouth of the Mediterranean: ''Nec Plus Ultra'' - "nothing further beyond".]]