1 / 8

Bienvenidos a

Bienvenidos a. ESPAÑA. Location & Capital. New capital - Madrid. Old capital - Toledo. Basic Info. About 46 million – 27 th largest in the world Euro currency Languages: Spanish, Galician, Basque, Catalan/ Valencian , Aranese , others 76% Catholic, 22% not religious.

epifanio-juno
Download Presentation

Bienvenidos a

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Bienvenidos a • ESPAÑA

  2. Location & Capital New capital - Madrid Old capital - Toledo

  3. Basic Info • About 46 million – 27th largest in the world • Euro currency • Languages: Spanish, Galician, Basque, Catalan/Valencian, Aranese, others • 76% Catholic, 22% not religious

  4. A Basic History of Spain • Roman Empire: • 200 BC – 711 AD • Muslim Rule: • 711 - 1492 • Kings & Queens • 1492 - 1793 • Napoleon/ French Rule • 1793 – mid 1800’s • Spanish Civil War/ General Franco • 1936-1939/1937-1975 A real Roman aqueduct, built 2000 years ago!

  5. Culture • Sports: fútbol • Food: mediterranean - olive oil, bread, wine, seafood, soups, ham, cheese, vegetables • Music/Dance: flamenco • Bullfights: art or cruelty?

  6. Government • Democracy – Prime Minister (Presidente del Gobierno) and a Cabinet • Monarchy – King Juan Carlos I and the royal family Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy

  7. Current Events • Unemployment rate: 24.5% (Jul 2014) • Compare US rate: 6.1% (Jul 2014) • Protests Unemployment rates in Spain over the past 3 years.

  8. Works and Pictures Cited “Euro Banknotes." wikipedia.org. Web. 9 Feb 2011. "Flag of Spain." wikipedia.org. Web. 9 Feb 2011. "The Ronda bullring." andalucia.com/bullfight. Web. 9 Feb 2011. "Spain." Wikipedia. Wikipedia.org, 09 Feb 2011. Web. 9 Feb 2011. "The spontaneity of the dancer." andalucia.com/flamenco. Web. 9 Feb 2011.

More Related