I lived twenty miles from the big city of Madrid, Spain in a small town, Las Rozas. It was a cold winter day in the middle of January. “Paula veni abajo, que el chocolate se esta enfriando” said my father (Paula come down the stairs, or the hot coco will get cold). I ran down the stairs as if I was in the festival of San Fermin running from the bulls. I took a glance at my mother, who was cooking Torta de Patata, and smiled. I smiled because I was in a good place, I was with my family. What I cherish the most is family and everyone I cared about lived close by. That’s the one thing I love about Spain, family unity. It may not be much to you, but it is enough for me to be joyous. Spain is many things, its historical value, and its cultural
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What is known as Spaniards today were Iberians, who immigrated from Algeria and Morocco, and the Celtic tribes, who settled up north and mixed with the Iberians. Nevertheless, in 711 to the mid-11th century most of Spain was under Muslim domination. It was not until 1492 that the Christians reconquered power. Yet, in 1478 the Spanish Inquisition consisted of force conversion of non- Christians within the Spanish population to converting into Christianity, if they refused they would be executed. It is known that the Spanish Inquisition forced an estimate of 350,000 people and at least 10% were executed for disobeying. The executed were most famously burnt. This Inquisition was not abolished for more than three hundred …show more content…
Spain’s foreign tourism as grown for the past two decades. Spain has a great variety of tours for tourist, but its most famous is Eco-tours, which is environmental friendly. Deirdre Nicole Webb-Hicks, journalist and photographer, writes that the main subjects of these tours are birds, butterflies, and plants and has a rich variety of birds such as; Falcon, Booted Eagle, Eleanora’s and Bustard; butterflies such as the Pasha, Camberwell Beauty, and Clouded Yellow; and plants such as the Great Yellow Rattle, Dog’s Tooth Violet, and many varieties of orchids. These tours are mainly given spring to
What is known as Spaniards today were Iberians, who immigrated from Algeria and Morocco, and the Celtic tribes, who settled up north and mixed with the Iberians. Nevertheless, in 711 to the mid-11th century most of Spain was under Muslim domination. It was not until 1492 that the Christians reconquered power. Yet, in 1478 the Spanish Inquisition consisted of force conversion of non- Christians within the Spanish population to converting into Christianity, if they refused they would be executed. It is known that the Spanish Inquisition forced an estimate of 350,000 people and at least 10% were executed for disobeying. The executed were most famously burnt. This Inquisition was not abolished for more than three hundred …show more content…
Spain’s foreign tourism as grown for the past two decades. Spain has a great variety of tours for tourist, but its most famous is Eco-tours, which is environmental friendly. Deirdre Nicole Webb-Hicks, journalist and photographer, writes that the main subjects of these tours are birds, butterflies, and plants and has a rich variety of birds such as; Falcon, Booted Eagle, Eleanora’s and Bustard; butterflies such as the Pasha, Camberwell Beauty, and Clouded Yellow; and plants such as the Great Yellow Rattle, Dog’s Tooth Violet, and many varieties of orchids. These tours are mainly given spring to