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==People==
==People==
[[File:People of Spain.jpg|left|240px]]
[[File:People of Spain.jpg|left|240px]]
[[File:Matador1.jpg|thumbnail|[[Bullfighting]] in Spain.]]
Spain's [[population density]], lower than that of most European countries, is roughly equivalent to [[New England]]'s. In recent years, following a longstanding pattern in the rest of Europe, [[rural]] populations are moving to [[cities]]. [[Urban]] areas are also experiencing a significant increase in [[immigrant]] populations, chiefly from [[North Africa]], [[America (continent)|America]], and [[Eastern Europe]]. Distinct ethnic groups within Spain include the Basques, Catalans, and Galicians. They compromise 91% of the population, 8% are Eastern European immigrants and North Africans number roughly 1%.
Spain's [[population density]], lower than that of most European countries, is roughly equivalent to [[New England]]'s. In recent years, following a longstanding pattern in the rest of Europe, [[rural]] populations are moving to [[cities]]. [[Urban]] areas are also experiencing a significant increase in [[immigrant]] populations, chiefly from [[North Africa]], [[America (continent)|America]], and [[Eastern Europe]]. Distinct ethnic groups within Spain include the Basques, Catalans, and Galicians. They compromise 91% of the population, 8% are Eastern European immigrants and North Africans number roughly 1%.
*Chief of State, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces—King Felipe VI
*Chief of State, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces—King Felipe VI
*President of the Government (Prime Minister)—[[Pedro Sánchez]]
*President of the Government (Prime Minister)—[[Pedro Sánchez]]
*Minister of Defense—Margarita Robles
*Minister of Foreign Affairs—Miguel Angel Moratinos
*Minister of Foreign Affairs—Miguel Angel Moratinos
*Ambassador to the United States—Carlos Westendorp y Cabeza
*Ambassador to the United States—Carlos Westendorp y Cabeza
During the [[Russo-Ukraine war]], Russian radio pranksters Vovan and Lexus called mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida of Madrid pretending to be mayor [[Vitali Klitschko]] of [[Kyiv]]. They persuaded Martinez-Almeida to organize a [[gay parade]] in honor of [[World War II]] Ukrainian Nazi war criminal [[Stepan Bandera]]. Martinez-Almeida asked if Bandera himself would attend the parade, and expressed condolences to the Ukrainian side after learning that the "icon of the gay community" had already died. Martinez-Almeida also promised to send Ukrainian refugees to fight in Ukraine: "They should not rest on the beaches of Spain. Now their task is to die on the battlefield."<ref>https://youtu.be/HWIcDIrXFmE</ref>
During the [[Russo-Ukraine war]], Russian radio pranksters Vovan and Lexus called mayor Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida of Madrid pretending to be mayor [[Vitali Klitschko]] of [[Kyiv]]. They persuaded Martinez-Almeida to organize a [[gay parade]] in honor of [[World War II]] Ukrainian Nazi war criminal [[Stepan Bandera]]. Martinez-Almeida asked if Bandera himself would attend the parade, and expressed condolences to the Ukrainian side after learning that the "icon of the gay community" had already died. Martinez-Almeida also promised to send Ukrainian refugees to fight in Ukraine: "They should not rest on the beaches of Spain. Now their task is to die on the battlefield."<ref>https://youtu.be/HWIcDIrXFmE</ref>
===Military===
[[File:Spanish Minister of Defense.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Maragita Robles, Minister of Defense.]]
Spain has been a member of [[NATO]] since 1982.
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==Economy==
==Economy==
==History==
==History==
[[File:Testamento Isabel la Catolica PDWC.jpg|thumb|Will of Isabel I, Queen of Castile.]]
[[File:Testamento Isabel la Catolica PDWC.jpg|thumb|Will of Isabel I, Queen of Castile.]]
{{Main article|History of Spain}}
===Hispanic Catholic Monarchy===
===Hispanic Catholic Monarchy===
The peoples, whatever their development, are sustained by their traditions, habits and customs. those who preceded us, in the Americas before the arrival of Spain, managed, thanks to this, to become a very important part of the Christian civilization, as firm guardians of its limits at the edge of the world. The first encounters, as always happened in history, had their altercations, but after getting to know each other, they built during three centuries an Hispanicamerican Empire of peace and prosperity. The indigenous peoples gained access to the improvement of sowing and cultivation, to water management, which is imperative to pass from the tribal state to the civilizing one.
The peoples, whatever their development, are sustained by their traditions, habits and customs. those who preceded us, in the Americas before the arrival of Spain, managed, thanks to this, to become a very important part of the Christian civilization, as firm guardians of its limits at the edge of the world. The first encounters, as always happened in history, had their altercations, but after getting to know each other, they built during three centuries an Hispanicamerican Empire of peace and prosperity. The indigenous peoples gained access to the improvement of sowing and cultivation, to water management, which is imperative to pass from the tribal state to the civilizing one.
Only time healed the wounds: thus emerged - as a substitute term - Hispanidad. which, excluding the political dimension, was based on deep religious, moral and cultural foundations. hence the so-called "patriots" continued to be the object of general worship. and also the "others", the creole realists, were forgotten. it is true that the Novogranadinian Luis Corsi Otálora, the Peruvian Fernán Altuve-Febres or the Rioplatean Manuel González have left us some valuable testimonies about them.<ref>Miguel Ayuso Torres (Madrid, 1961)</ref>
Only time healed the wounds: thus emerged - as a substitute term - Hispanidad. which, excluding the political dimension, was based on deep religious, moral and cultural foundations. hence the so-called "patriots" continued to be the object of general worship. and also the "others", the creole realists, were forgotten. it is true that the Novogranadinian Luis Corsi Otálora, the Peruvian Fernán Altuve-Febres or the Rioplatean Manuel González have left us some valuable testimonies about them.<ref>Miguel Ayuso Torres (Madrid, 1961)</ref>
During this the late Dark Age, the [[Inquisition]]s started and would continue through the time of the Protestant Reformation and beyond. The medieval inquisition focused on rooting out Cathars, while the later inquisitions, such as the [[Spanish Inquisition]], focused on people who were believed to be secretly practicing [[Judaism]] or [[Islam]] following the [[Alhambra Decree|legally mandated]] conversion to Christianity of all Jews and Muslims remaining in Spain.
The Lepanto Battle was won by the Christian alliance against the Turks by praying the [[Rosary]], having the intersetion of the Virgin Mary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cope.es/religion/vivir-la-fe/cultura-y-fe/noticias/lepanto-batalla-historica-que-gano-con-arma-rosario-20211007_265100|title=Lepanto: la batalla histórica contra los turcos que se ganó rezando el rosario|date=October 7, 2021|publisher=COPE|language=es}}</ref>
===Evangelization of the New Discovered lands by Spain===
[[Image:Hernán Cortés.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hernan Cortés depicted in the conquest of Mexico and the liberation of Aztec victim Indigenous groups.]]
The [[History of Spain#Hispanic Catholic Monarchy|Spanish Empire]] converted into Catholicism the indigenous people of [[the Americas]] and the [[Philippines]], having the miracle of the [[Virgin of Guadalupe]] that helped to convert millions in the New Spain Viceroyalty ([[Mexico]] nowadays).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.religionenlibertad.com/cultura/374248359/virgen-guadalupe-aparicion-juan-diego-america-mexico.html|title=La Virgen de Guadalupe: ¿Cómo se apareció? ¿Qué hechos ocurrieron? ¿Cómo cambió el mundo?|date=December 11, 2023|publisher=Religión en Libertad|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://es.catholic.net/op/articulos/29884/el-misterio-de-la-virgen-de-guadalupe-mexicana.html|title=El misterio de la Virgen de Guadalupe mexicana|publisher=Catholic.net|language=es|author=P. Jorge Loring}}</ref>
The [[Catholic Monarchs]] asked the [[Salamanca]] University if the people of the [[New World]] were worthy of being evangelized, the answer was yes and this they were considered humans with a soul, like the Europeans. The ''Encomienda'' system was put in place, being reformed with the [[Burgos Laws]] against slavery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zendalibros.com/leyes-de-burgos-las-reales-ordenanzas-para-proteger-a-los-indigenas-del-nuevo-mundo/|title=Leyes de Burgos, las reales ordenanzas para proteger a los indígenas del Nuevo Mundo|date=Decemeber 27, 2023|language=es|publisher=Zenda}}</ref> Queen Isabel the Catholic prohibited slavery on June 20, 1500,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acami.es/efemerides/20-de-junio-de-1500real-provision-de-isabel-i-de-castilla-prohibiendo-la-esclavitud/|title=20 de junio de 1500|publisher=Academia de Ciencia y Artes Militares|language=es}}</ref> following the Catholic doctrine and the advice of the Salamanca University.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.libertaddigital.com/cultura/2014-03-16/desmontando-la-falsa-leyenda-negra-de-isabel-la-catolica-1276513241/|title=Desmontando "la falsa leyenda negra" de Isabel La Católica|March 16, 2014|publisher=Libertad Digital|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.larazon.es/cultura/isabel-la-catolica-la-reina-que-libero-a-los-esclavos-KD24722080/|title=Isabel la Católica, la reina que liberó a los esclavos|date=February 28, 2019|language=es|publisher=La Razón}}</ref>
Thanks to the [[Conquistadors|Spanish Conquistadors]], human sacrifices made by the [[Aztecs]], [[Mayas]] and other groups ceased, having as allies other indigenous groups that were victims of the demonic system. [[Hernán Cortés]] liberated those groups with the help of them.
The Holy [[Inquisition]] was not applied to natives.
While the Church lost many souls in Europe, many more were gained in the Americas and the Philippines.
==The leisure activities==
==The leisure activities==
[[File:Boldini - Anita de la Ferie - The Spanish Dancer.jpg|thumbnail|300px|center| Portrait of Anita de la Ferie, 'The Spanish Dancer']]
[[File:Boldini - Anita de la Ferie - The Spanish Dancer.jpg|thumbnail|300px|center| Portrait of Anita de la Ferie, 'The Spanish Dancer']]
==Politics==
In June 2024, Spain's conservative People's Party wins 34.2% of the vote, ahead of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialist Workers' Party.<ref>[https://www.maariv.co.il/breaking-news/Article-1106001 Drama in Spain: Pedro Sanchez's party is in second place], ''Maariv'', June 10, 2024..
<blockquote><small>
Spain's conservative People's Party wins 34.2% of the vote, ahead of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialist Workers' Party with 30.2%.
Almost all the votes have been counted. <b>Recall that Sanchez recently called for the recognition of a Palestinian state</b> and condemned Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip.</small></blockquote>
*Clara Preve, [https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/06/10/spain-centre-right-pp-beats-sanchez-socialists-by-slight-majority-exit-polls-say Spain: Centre-right PP beats Sanchez' socialists by slight majority, exit polls say], ''Euronews'', June 10, 2024</ref>
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Spanish Still Life Painting]]
*[[Spanish Still Life Painting]]
*[[Spanish Golden Age]]
*[[Spanish Golden Age]]
*[[Villán de Tordesillas]], the most right-wing town of Spain.
[[File:Zurbarán La defensa de Cádiz.jpg|thumb|left|[[Francisco de Zurbarán]], La defensa de Cádiz, 1634.]]
[[File:Zurbarán La defensa de Cádiz.jpg|thumb|left|[[Francisco de Zurbarán]], La defensa de Cádiz, 1634.]]