Spain Research Paper

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Spain is a Spanish culture alternatively known as Los Española’s. The name España is derived from an unknown origin; from it came the Hispania of the Roman Empire. Spain occupies about 85 percent of the Iberian Peninsula, with Portugal on its western border. The Atlantic Ocean spans across Spain's north coast, and the far south western zone between the Portuguese border and the Strait of Gibraltar. Spain's perimeter primarily consists of mountains, the mountains generally rise from relatively narrow coastal plains. The weather is complex with cool temperatures in the northern regions averaging 57 degrees Fahrenheit, 50 degrees Fahrenheit in Bilbao from January through March, 66 degrees Fahrenheit July through September. The central plateau …show more content…
It is a Romance language derived from Latin that was implanted in Iberia following the conquest by Rome at the end of the third century. In certain parts of Spain in which Spanish is the only language, dialectical patterns can remain significant. However, in some regions Asturias being one there has been a reboot of traditional language that forms it is centered on local pride and historical …show more content…
Spain has been committed to being Roman Catholic throughout modern times. It has informed many of its relations with other nations. While the population primarily consists of Catholic there has been a lot of social class, philosophical, and regional variance throughout time concerning the position of the clergy and the church. These problems have conjoined with other ones as well as such as the succession to the Crown, and to producing a dynamic in national political history. Twice the monarchy has given way to the republic from 1873 to 1875 and then to 1931 to 1936. The 2nd Republic was sabotaged in 1936 by military uprising. After the civil war, General Franciso Franco in 1939 established a fascist and Catholic dictatorship that lasted until he died in 1975. A legacy of Spain’s medieval convivencia (which means living together) which includes people from all religions including Christians, Jews, and Muslims that share a time in history where they shared folklore, language, and characteristics and activities imputed or associated with them. The vast difference or ethnicity in religious views often were not diverse except for the presence of the Gypsies who arrived in Spain in the fifteenth century. Other non-European presence was seldom except for the growing of tourism, which took place in the last decades of the