Spain. Information.
<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>Ñïðàâêà.</TITLE></HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=windows-1251" http-equiv=Content-Type> <LINK REL=StyleSheet HREF="../Interface/Country.css" TYPE="text/css" MEDIA=screen> <BODY bgproperties="fixed" LINK="#002233" VLINK="#FFCCFF" ALINK="#FFFF00"> <TABLE BORDER= 0 WIDTH=100%> <TR> <TD width = 17%> <IMG VALIGN="top" SRC="Spain_flag.gif" WIDTH = 100> </TD> <TD colspan=2><H1 CLASS=Name ALIGN="center">Spain. Information.</H1></TD> <TD> <IMG VALIGN="top" SRC="Spain_gerb.gif" HEIGHT = 100></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD colspan =2 width=40% align='center'> <IMG VALIGN="top" SRC="Spain_map.gif" > </TD> <TD colspan =2 align='center'> <FORM> <TEXTAREA NAME="COMMENTS" ROWS=15 COLS=27> SPAIN (ESPANA), Êingdom of Spain - state in Western Europe. Square - 504 782 sq.km. Population - 39 996 671. Ñapital - Ìadrid. On east Spain borders upon France. On west Spain borders upon Portugal. The Iberian Peninsula has been occupied for about 15,000-25,000 years ago. The Basques are the first identifiable people of the peninsula and are the oldest surviving group in Europe. Iberians arrived from North Africa during a more recent period. Beginning in the IXth century BC, Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, and Celts entered the Iberian Peninsula. From the IInd century BC Spain placed under the authority of Rome. In 711, North African Moors sailed across the straits The Reconquest-efforts to drive out the Moors-lasted until 1492. By 1512, the unification of present-day Spain was complete. During the 16th century, Spain became the most powerful nation in Europe, due to the immense wealth derived from its presence in the Americas. But a series of long, costly wars and revolts, began a steady decline of Spanish power in Europe. The 19th century saw the revolt and independence of most of Spain's colonies in the Western Hemisphere. The 20th century was marked with bloody Civil War 1936-39. It lasted with general Francisco Franco rule. Upon the death of General Franco in November 1975, Prince Juan Carlos de Borbon y Borbon, Franco's personally designated heir, assumed the titles of king and chief of state. First Spanish post stamps were issued in 1850 without a country name. First stamps with print ESPANA were print in 1862. Currecny system : 1 peseta PTA = 100 centimos.
Full information about post stamps of
Spain
you can find on sites:
www.correos.es
