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Slide 2 Slide 3 Capital of Spain: Madrid Population: 46.7 million Languages: Spanish (official), Basque, Catalan, Galician Religion: Roman Catholic Government: parliamentary monarchy Currency: euro Slide 4 King of Spain: Felipe VI Reign: June 19, 2014 present Wife: Queen Letizia Heir Apparent: Leonor, Princess of Asturias Age: 46 http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Felipe_VI http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Felipe_VI Slide 5 Juan Carlos I of Spain is the former king who abdicated the throne on June 19, 2014 His son, Felipe, became king upon his abdication He ruled Spain from 1975 2014 Wife is Queen Sophia of Greece and Denmark Slide 6 Prime Minister of Spain: Mariano Rajoy In office: 2011-present Political Views: bull- fighting supporter Slide 7 Spain, located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula which it shares with Portugal surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean on the fourth side, it borders France; the Pyrenees Mountains separate the two countries Slide 8 Slide 9 Spain is separated by Africa on its southern side by only 8 miles at the Strait of Gibraltar on the southern coast, people enjoy a subtropical climate; the coldest temperature is about 57 degrees does not rain often in all of Spain, except in the northern mountains Slide 10 1469the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella unites the kingdoms of Aragon and Castille 1492Spain is created after Grenada (a city in southern Spain which was ruled by Arabic people) falls to Ferdinand and Isabella 1492Queen Isabella finances Christopher Columbuss first voyage to the Americas 1493-1580Spain explores and colonizes throughout the Americas Slide 11 Slide 12 Spain ruled the majority of the world after colonizing most of the Americas 1588the British defeat the Spanish Armada, beginning the decline of Spains hold on large parts of the world 1826by 1826, all of the Spanish colonies in the Americas have won their independence from Spain Slide 13 1898the Spanish-American War marks the end of the Spanish Empire; the United States wins Puerto Rico from Spain during this war 1936-1939civil war breaks out in Spain; Francisco Franco becomes dictator of Spain; no king 1947Franco declares Spain a monarchy (which means there is a king or queen), but he continues to rule as dictator Slide 14 1955the United Nations admits Spain as a member 1975Franco dies; Juan Carlos I de Borbn becomes king 1978a constitution is drafted 2004Jos Luis Rodrguez Zapatero becomes Prime Minister; Madrid suffers a terrorist attack on March 11 2011Mariano Rajoy becomes Prime Minister 2014Juan Carlos I abdicates the throne, and his son, Felipe, becomes Felipe VI of Spain Slide 15 coordinated bombings on commuter trains in Madrid 191 dead 2,050 injured a Moroccan national carried out the attacks; Jamal Zougam Slide 16 Antonio Banderas the voice of Puss-in- Boots from the Shrek movies Zorro in The Mask of Zorro the dad from Spy Kids Slide 17 Penelope Cruz actress in movies such as Sahara, All the Pretty Horses, Gothika, etc. dated Tom Cruise for a while Slide 18 Pablo Picasso painter and sculptor who created the art genre cubism Slide 19 Rafael Nadal tennis player who is currently ranked number 2 in the world won gold medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics