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Moors also developed the basis for the art of pastry-making and introduced escabeche, [14] a food preservation technique relying on vinegar. Dishes like ajo blanco , alboronía , [ 15 ] alajú , [ 16 ] hallulla , [ 17 ] albóndigas , [ 18 ] mojama , [ 19 ] arrope , [ 20 ] were some of the many legacies of Moorish cuisine.
The cuisine of the Community of Madrid is an amalgamation of the cuisines of various regions of Spain developed, in part, by mass migration to the capital city starting during the reign of King Felipe II. As the city grew, it incorporated the culinary traditions of the municipalities it absorbed into the area now known as the Community of Madrid.
The American historian Gerhard Weinberg wrote: "The fact that Germans were willing to forgo Spain's participation in the war rather than abandon their plans for naval bases on and off the coast of Northwest Africa surely demonstrates the centrality of this latter issue to Hitler as he looked forward to naval war with the United States". [8]
UNESCO's City of Gastronomy project is part of the wider Creative Cities Network. The Network was launched in 2004, and organizes member cities into seven creative fields: Crafts and Folk Art, Design , Film , Gastronomy, Literature , Media Arts, and Music.
A famous Spanish dish typical throughout south and central Spain. In the Valencia region it is typical of the southern and inland areas and is the quintessential summer dish. Arròs a banda. A humble preparation typical of the Valencian coast with rice, fish, and garlic. Embotits. Cured sausages. Sobrassada. A typically Majorcan meat-product ...
Arco de la Victoria ([ˈaɾko ðe la βiɣˈtoɾja], "Arch of Victory") is a triumphal arch built in the Moncloa district of Madrid, Spain.The 49-m high arch was constructed at the behest of Francisco Franco to commemorate the victory of Francoist troops in the 1936 Battle of Ciudad Universitaria, part of the Spanish Civil War.
Central Nave of the Crypt Benedictine Abbey. One of the world's largest basilicas rises above the valley along with the tallest memorial cross in the world. The Basílica de la Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos (Basilica of the Holy Cross of the Valley of the Fallen) is hewn out of a granite ridge.
Relative to the average in European countries, Spain has a low share of students in public centres in both primary (69% of students in public centres) and secondary education (68%). [17] This is largely due to the salient role of the so-called "educación concertada", which allows for privately owned centres funded by public money. [17]