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Ethnology of the Iberian Peninsula c. 200 BC. The earliest record of Homo genus representatives living in Western Europe has been found in the Spanish cave of Atapuerca; a flint tool found there dates from 1.4 million years ago, and early human fossils date to roughly 1.2 million years ago. [1]
Spain, [f] officially the Kingdom of Spain, [a] [g] is a country in Southwestern Europe with territories in North Africa. [ 12 ] [ h ] Featuring the southernmost point of continental Europe , it is the largest country in Southern Europe and the fourth-most populous European Union member state.
Spain lost French Flanders and northern part of the Principality of Catalonia. 1665: Philip IV died. [10] The Spanish Empire had reached approximately 12.2 million square kilometers (4.7 million square miles) in area 1668: The Treaty of Lisbon was signed. Spain recognized the sovereignty of Portugal's new ruling dynasty, the House of Braganza. 1675
Several wars were declared against Spain from 1868 to 1898, ending with the military support of USA to the Cuban Revolution. 10 December 1898: Spain loses the war against the United States and the military occupation of Cuba by the U.S. begins. 20 May 1902: United States military occupation ends [6] Dominica: 3 November 1978: Constitution of ...
Map of 1720 showing the interior kingdoms of peninsular Spain during the Ancient Regime. Map of 1841, made by J. Archer, showing for Spain the territorial division of Floridablanca of 1785. [2] Philip V created, taking as a base the pre-existing provinces created by the Austrias, the institution of the intendancies. Although it is true that ...
An ancient shipwreck that dates back to the 7th century B.C.E. has been removed from waters off Spain, two decades after its discovery in 1994. 2,600-year-old shipwreck is raised from waters off Spain
A large medieval house was built 600 years ago in Barcelona, Spain. By the 19th century, it was a chocolate factory. ... → Mysterious ruins found hidden in courtyard of 500-year-old castle in ...
Archaeologists in Spain have unearthed a 2,100-year-old bronze hand that both astounded and puzzled experts. ... 3,700-year-old lice comb found with oldest alphabet’s first full sentence ...