4. The History of Spain spans the period from Prehistoric Iberia, through the rise and fall of the first global empire, to Spain's current position as a member of the European Union.SpainPrehistoric Iberia global empireEuropean Union Modern humansModern humans entered the Iberian Peninsula more than 35,000 years ago. Waves of invaders and colonizers followed over the millennia, including the Celts, Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, and Visigoths. In 711, a Berber and Arab army (known collectively as moros, Moors, by the Spanish) invaded and conquered nearly the entire peninsula. During the next 750 years, independent Muslim states were established, and the entire area of Muslim control became known as Al-Andalus. Meanwhile the small Christian kingdoms in the north began the long and slow recovery of the peninsula by Christian forces, a process called the Reconquista, which was concluded in 1492 with the fall of Granada.Iberian PeninsulaCeltsPhoeniciansGreeksCarthaginians RomansVisigoths711BerberArabMoorsSpanishAl-AndalusReconquista1492Granada The Kingdom of Spain was created in 1492 with the unification of the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Aragon.[1] In this year also was the first voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World, beginning the development of the Spanish Empire. The Inquisition was established and Jews and Muslims who refused to convert were expelled from the country.Kingdom of SpainKingdom of Castile Kingdom of Aragon[1]Christopher ColumbusNew WorldSpanish EmpireInquisitionJewsMuslims In the next three centuries Spain was the most important colonial power in the world. It was the most powerful state in Renaissance Europe and the foremost global power during the 16th and most of the 17th centuries. Spanish literature and fine arts, scholarship and philosophy flourished during this time. Spain established a vast empire in the Americas, stretching from California to Patagonia, and colonies in the western Pacific. Financed in part by the riches pouring in from its colonies, Spain became embroiled in the religiously-charged wars and intrigues of Europe, including, for example, obtaining and losing possessions in today's Netherlands, Italy, France, and Germany, and engaging in wars with France, England, Sweden, and the Ottomans in the Mediterranean Sea and northern Africa, among others. Spain's European wars, however, led to economic damage, and the latter part of the 17th century saw a gradual decline of power under an increasingly neglectful and inept Habsburg regime. The decline culminated in the War of Spanish Succession, where Spain's decline from leading power status was confirmed, although it remained the leading colonial power.Renaissance EuropeSpanish literaturefine artsCalifornia PatagoniaNetherlandsItalyFrance GermanyEnglandSwedenOttomans Mediterranean Seanorthern AfricaHabsburgWar of Spanish Succession

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12. Roman CatholicismRoman Catholicism is the largest religion in the country by far. About 76% of Spaniards self-identify as Catholics, 5% other faith, and about 19% identify with no religion. [1] Most Spaniards do not participate regularly in religious services. A study conducted in October 2006 by the Spanish Centre of Sociological Investigations [2] shows that of the Spaniards who identify themselves as religious, 54% hardly ever or never go to church, 15% go to church some times a year, 10% some time per month and 19% every Sunday or multiple times per week. A huge majority of young Spaniards, including those who self-identify as Catholic, ignore the church's conservative advice on issues such as pre- marital sex, sexual orientation or contraception.religionno religion [1] [2]