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Don Quijote: Bullfighting in Spain
Learn about the controversial Spanish popular custom of bullfighting and the history of this great event.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Global Edge: Portugal: Introduction
Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of Portugal in southwestern Europe.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Global Edge: Spain: Introduction
Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of Spain in Southwestern Europe.
Ministry of Education and Employment of Spain
Si Spain: Roman Presence
This resource provides information on the Roman presence in the Iberian Peninsula, 209-411. The article that is provided is medium in length and worth checking out on the subject.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Middle Ages for Kids: Reconquista and Islam in Spain
Explore the Reconquista and Islam in Spain during the Middle Ages and Medieval times when the Christians fought the Moors for the Iberian Peninsula and Spain on this webpage.
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Si Spain: Muslim Spain
This article provides a brief description of Spain during the Moorish presence in the country, 711-1492.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Geography for Kids: Spain
Study the history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of Spain on this website.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Quiz: Reconquista in the Middle Ages
History Questions: Reconquista Quiz, Test, and WebQuest
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Robertson Harpsichords
This site is a resource for information on harpsichords including descriptions of different types, construction, and how to care for them.
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Madrid
This site has a cultural explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about Madrid. Additional links are provided for more information on this city. Great reading selection for beginning and intermediate Spanish...
CRW Flags
Flags of the World: Spain
This Flags of the World site displays a picture and a description of the flag of Spain. It also contains links to other flags of the state.
Curated OER
Unesco: Spain: Palmeral of Elche
The Palmeral of Elche, a landscape of groves of date palms, was formally laid out, with elaborate irrigation systems, at the time the Muslim city of Elche was erected, towards the end of the tenth century A.C., when much of the Iberian...
Ministry of Education and Employment of Spain
Si Spain: La Presencia De Roma
This resource provides information on the Roman presence in the Iberian Peninsula, 209-411.
Ministry of Education and Employment of Spain
Si Spain: First Human Settlements
This resource provides brief information on the first traces of human life in the Iberian Peninsula.
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Si Spain: Los Primeros Asentamientos Humanos
Resource provides information on the first traces of human life in the Iberian Peninsula. The information is very brief but factual.
Curated OER
Etc: Rome & Carthage End of the Second Punic War, 218 201 Bc
A map of Rome and Carthage during the Second Punic War (218-201 BC). This map is color-coded to show the extent of the Roman Empire in yellow and the Carthaginian territory in pink. At this time, the Roman Empire was primarily restricted...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Spanish Kingdoms, 1513
A map of the Spanish Kingdoms after 1513, when Navarre was annexed to Castile. This map shows the territories of Aragon and the Balearic Islands, Castile (and Navarre), and Portugal, as well as the provinces of each, major cities,...
Curated OER
Unesco: Spain: Monuments of Oviedo and the Kingdom of the Asturias
In the 9th century the flame of Christianity was kept alive in the Iberian peninsula in the tiny Kingdom of the Asturias. Here an innovative pre-Romanesque architectural style was created that was to play a significant role in the...
Curated OER
Unesco: Spain: Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
Seventeen decorated caves of the Paleolithic age were inscribed as an extension to the Altamira Cave, inscribed in 1985. The property will now appear on the List as Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain. The...
Curated OER
Slate: The Stunning Architecture of Spain
Over the past eight years Spain has developed some of the most marvelous architectural structures in the world. View a nine-image slideshow of breathtaking designs and learn, through the accomanying commentary, why so many innovative...
Curated OER
Map of Portugal
BBC News features an interesting account of the European country of Portugal in the Iberian Peninsula. Includes a brief history, current information, profile of leaders, timeline of key events, and description of local media. Links to...
Curated OER
Flag of Portugal
BBC News features an interesting account of the European country of Portugal in the Iberian Peninsula. Includes a brief history, current information, profile of leaders, timeline of key events, and description of local media. Links to...
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Si Spain: La Espana Musulmana
This resource provides a description of Spain during the Moorish presence in the country, 711-1492. This is good as an introduction to the topic, but does not go into great depth.