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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.
The Monument to the Fallen for Spain (Spanish: Monumento a los Caídos por España) or the Monument to the Heroes of the Second of May (Monumento a los Héroes del Dos de Mayo), popularly known as el Obelisco ("the Obelisk"), is a war memorial in Madrid, Spain. It lies on the centre of the Plaza de la Lealtad .
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 ...
The Monument to the Victims of the Holocaust (Spanish: Monumento a las víctimas del Holocausto) is a monument in Madrid, Spain, in memory of the victims of the Holocaust during World War II. It is located in the Three Cultures Garden ( Spanish : Jardín de las Tres Culturas ) in Juan Carlos I Park .
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.