Spain

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Spain

• Denise Mosquera-3rd
• Ms. Abreu

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Capital

• The capital of Spain is Madrid

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Location

• Spain is located in
• the continent of Europe.
• The bodies of water
• of Spain are the Mediterranean Sea and the
  Atlantic Ocean.

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Special Holidays

• Spanish tend to take their main three- or
  four-week vacation in July or August. Official
  holidays include New Years Day (1 January), the
  Day of the Three Kings (6 January), Feast of San
  José (19 March), Good Friday, Labor Day (1 May),
  Corpus Christi, Santiago Day (25 July), National
  Day (12 October, the anniversary of Christopher
  Columbus' arrival in America), All Saints Day (1
  November), Constitution Day (6 December),
  Immaculate Conception (8 December), and Christmas
  Day (25 December). The Day of the Three Kings, or
  Magi, is the day on which the Spanish
  traditionally open Christmas gifts, commemorating
  the day that the Three Magi presented their gifts
  of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the baby
  Jesus.

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Foods

• Traditional Spanish dishes include gazpacho (a
  cold soup of onions, peppers, tomatoes, and
  garlic) paella (rice, saffron, chicken, seafood,
  and a variety of other items cooked and served in
  a large, shallow pan) calamares en su tinta
  (squid cooked in its ink and served on a bed of
  rice) and cocido (Castilian stew). Tapas
  (snacks), served in many bars, can be as simple
  as olives or chunks of cheese, or as elaborate as
  meatballs in a spicy sauce. There is a rich
  variety of regional dishes and local specialties.
  Spain is also a leading producer of both
  high-quality and table wines, and it is the home
  of sherry.

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Interesting Information

• Madrid is the largest city of Spain. Spain became
  a part of Roman. Spain products the largest
  crops of wheat. On Spain the cars are not the
  same. When it is day time here it is night time
  in Spain. Overland community are very poor. The
  Spanish people are great regional diversity.
  Years ago in Spain there was treasures buried.
  Stuff in Spain are very expensive. They speak a
  lot of English. It is very cold in Spain every
  day . They eat a lot of bread too.

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Flamenco Dancers
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Arc del Triomf, Barcelona
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La Concha, San Sebastian
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• I hope you enjoyed traveling to Spain!!!