SPAIN by students of the CIP FP Lumbier

1. SPAIN

2. GEOGRAPHY

3. - We are situated in the South of Europe
- We are surrounded by the sea, except on the border with France and
Portugal
- The capital is Madrid.
SPAIN

4. MADRID
1. A city with 25,000 years of history.
2. It is the capital of Spain.
3. It has an extension of 604’3 km2.
4. There are very long streets.
5. It is land of wine.
6. It is the capital of Latin American
gastronomy.
7. It is impossible get bored in the city.
8. Madrid water is one of the best water in
Spain.

5. ECONOMY

6. - The Spain’s economy is mixed capitalist.
- The coin in use is the euro.
- Spain’s economy is the twelfth biggest in the world and the fourth in the
European Union.

7. HISTORY

8. - The Romans were present until the SV. They emphasized cities like Ampuria
(landing in Ampuria in 218 B.C.), Carthago Nova (Cartagena), Saragossa.
- From the fall of the Roman Empire in 476, until the Catholic Monarchs, there
were the Moors, who were finally expelled when Granada was reconquered in
1492 (the Reconquest began in the battle of Covadonga in 722).

9. - In 1492, and until the French Revolution in 1789, Spain was enriched by the
riches of the Americas.
- We are currently a democracy, but we have gone through hostile situations,
such as the Civil War between 1936 and 1939.

10. CULTURE

11. FLAMENCO
- Flamenco is a traditional type of spanish music that it could be sung, danced
or both.
- The best flamenco singer was Camaron de la Isla who unfortunately died

12. SANFERMINES PARTY
- In Pamplona, there are 9 days of party non-stop. In those days are many
things to do like: dance, sing…
- But the most popular thing of this party is the “bull running”, were 6 bulls are
running along Pamplona streets and lot of people runs in front of the bulls
until the end of the bullring

13. GASTRONOMY OF SPAIN

14. POTATO OMELETTE
1. One of the dishes par excellence of Spanish gastronomy.
2. To make it we only need three ingredients: eggs, potatoes and a good oil.
3. Also it can be prepared with: some onion, without onion, juicy, very done… some
hot freshly made and others cold.

15. 1. One of the typical dishes of Spain, which are recreated in Mexico is paella.
2. The most curious thing of all is its humble origin, being a dish that was born in
Valencia in the house of day laborers, who mixed everything they had on hand or
had left over from the previous day to create this delicious mixture that we all
enjoy now.
3. Over time his recipe was improving and currently has variants, but basically has
rice, onion, peppers, mussels, chicken, squid, tomato, among other things.
PAELLA

16. SPORTS

17. - Spain echoes its sporting greatness in a multitude of disciplines, such as:
- Badminton
- Canoeing
- Athletics
- Taekwondo
- Swimming
- Basketball
- Football
- Artistic gymnastics.

18. - “La Roja”, as the Spanish soccer team is known, is a national symbol that has
crossed borders and continents, that has united generations and that has
restored hope to that old idea of ​​a team

19. THE END