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[5] The Instituto Nacional del Libro Español (National Book Institute) formed in 1941. [6] As of 2004 Spain had some 2,000+ book publishers in the private sector, including Prensa Española , and Prisa. [7] As of 2013 there were 809 publishing enterprises.
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]
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (c. 1043 – 10 July 1099) was a Castilian knight and ruler in medieval Spain.Fighting both with Christian and Muslim armies during his lifetime, he earned the Arabic honorific as-Sayyid ("the Lord" or "the Master"), which would evolve into El Çid (Spanish: [el ˈθið], Old Spanish: [el ˈts̻id]), and the Spanish honorific El Campeador ("the Champion").
In Spain, Book Day began to be celebrated since 1926 every October 7, [7] the date that Miguel de Cervantes was believed to have been born. But, it was considered more appropriate to celebrate this day in a more pleasant season for walking and browsing the books in the open-air. Spring was much better than fall.
Spain and the United States signs the Pact of Madrid. 1955 Spain joins the United Nations. 1959: Spanish miracle: A period of economic growth began. 1973: Spanish miracle: The period ended. 1975: History of Spain (1975–present) 6 November: The Green March forced Spain to hand over its last remaining colonial possession, Spanish Sahara, to ...
Pages in category "History books about Spain" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Part of a series on the. History of Spain; 18th century map of Iberia: ... Spain portal; History portal; This is a list of years in Spain. 16th century. 1500s
History of Spain by topic (17 C, 5 P) * Spain history-related lists (3 C, 16 P) A. Archaeology of Spain (16 C, 4 P) E. Historical events in Spain (50 C, 3 P) H.