Espa

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España
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La Dama de Elche, Elx, Spain
Cave painting at Altamira, Spain
Spain is located in southwestern Europe and
shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal. The
first inhabitants date back to 800,000 BC. The
Iberians are the first named people of this
region.
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Spain was later occupied by

• The Celts Chariots and Wagon, 2nd c BC, Western
  Spain

• The Phoenicians Boat, 11th c BC

• The Greeks Vase, 4th c BC,Toledo, Spain

• The Carthaginians Hannibal, 2nd Punic War,
  219 BC

• The Romans Ruins, 2nd c BC, Itálica, Spain

• The Visigoths Monestaria de las Huelgas, Northern
  Spain

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In 711 AD Spain was invaded by the Moors, an
Arabic people from Northern Africa. They stayed
for over 700 years.
Mosque, 8th c AD, Córdoba, Spain
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