{"id":218,"date":"2021-02-27T17:42:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T16:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/findyourspain.com\/?page_id=218"},"modified":"2022-04-25T19:05:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T18:05:37","slug":"iberia-peoples-and-empires","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/findyourspain.com\/?page_id=218","title":{"rendered":"Iberia: Peoples and Empires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many have wanted control of the Iberian Peninsula. The area we know today as Spain and Portugal is strategically located southwest of the European continent, between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean, partly protected by the Pyrenees mountain range in the north. But the natural barriers have not deterred adventurers, traders and conquerors from heading for the land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Natural resources such as forests, minerals and arable land have attracted. Protected ports and the possibility of contact with new peoples in the north, south, east and west also attracted. Trade, migration, and rulers on the conquest have contributed to a rich history full of wars and conflicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even the researchers disagree about certain peoples, civilizations, kingdoms and time periods but we have nevertheless tried to give as good a picture as possible of available material. If you have comments, input or questions about the overview, please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:info@findyourspain.com\">info@findyourspain.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-earliest-history-up-to-4000-bc\">The Earliest History: Up to 4000 BC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4000-plus-BC-graphic-1.jpg?resize=1440%2C814&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4000-plus-BC-graphic-1.jpg?w=1521&amp;ssl=1 1521w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4000-plus-BC-graphic-1.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4000-plus-BC-graphic-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C579&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4000-plus-BC-graphic-1.jpg?resize=768%2C434&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4000-plus-BC-graphic-1.jpg?resize=465%2C263&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4000-plus-BC-graphic-1.jpg?resize=695%2C393&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><figcaption>Want to read more about the early history in Spain? Have a look at this article from El Pais: <strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/english.elpais.com\/arts\/2020-07-29\/new-discovery-fills-gap-in-atapuercas-history-of-human-evolution.html\">New discovery fills gap in Atapuerca\u2019s history of human evolution<\/a> <\/strong>or, you can learn more about the early peoples of the peninsular in the museum of Human Evolution in Burgos:<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.museoevolucionhumana.com\/en\/\">Museo de la Evoluci\u00f3n Humana<\/a>. <\/strong>Or check out:<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atapuerca.org\/\">https:\/\/www.atapuerca.org\/<\/a>.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remains of several early types of people have been found in Atapuerca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Andalusia there are both caves with paintings and early signs of agriculture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Altamira and several other places in the north there are beautiful cave paintings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Basque Country, close to the Pyrenees, cave paintings have been found that are up to 25,000 years old.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Cueva de los Aviones, Murcia, shell jewelry and remains of Neanderthals have been found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asturias has several caves with paintings that date back as far as 20,000 BC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4000-plus-BC-map.jpg?resize=761%2C428&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-754\" width=\"761\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4000-plus-BC-map.jpg?w=1522&amp;ssl=1 1522w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4000-plus-BC-map.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4000-plus-BC-map.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4000-plus-BC-map.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4000-plus-BC-map.jpg?resize=465%2C262&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/4000-plus-BC-map.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><figcaption>The map shows some of the places in Spain where traces of people and their activities have been found. Be it bone remains, shell jewelry, cave paintings or agriculture.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"74\" height=\"74\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2.png?resize=74%2C74&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-908\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"from-4000-bc-to-3000-bc\">From 4000 BC to 3000 BC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Graphic-4000-BC-to-3000-BC.jpg?resize=1440%2C814&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Graphic-4000-BC-to-3000-BC.jpg?w=1626&amp;ssl=1 1626w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Graphic-4000-BC-to-3000-BC.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Graphic-4000-BC-to-3000-BC.jpg?resize=1024%2C579&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Graphic-4000-BC-to-3000-BC.jpg?resize=768%2C434&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Graphic-4000-BC-to-3000-BC.jpg?resize=1536%2C868&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Graphic-4000-BC-to-3000-BC.jpg?resize=465%2C263&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Graphic-4000-BC-to-3000-BC.jpg?resize=695%2C393&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los Millares is an early civilization \/ kingdom that had its home in the province of Almer\u00eda. Traces have been found that date as far back as 3400 BC. (perhaps 3200 BC).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other places in present-day Spain where you can see traces of such early civilizations are Alberite, Los Silillos, Cabrera, Cerro de la Virgen, Montefr\u00edo, Horno de Segura, Carig\u00fcela, Terrera Ventura and Monc\u00edn.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Map-4000-BC-to-3000-BC.jpg?resize=761%2C428&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-758\" width=\"761\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Map-4000-BC-to-3000-BC.jpg?w=1525&amp;ssl=1 1525w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Map-4000-BC-to-3000-BC.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Map-4000-BC-to-3000-BC.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Map-4000-BC-to-3000-BC.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Map-4000-BC-to-3000-BC.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Map-4000-BC-to-3000-BC.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><figcaption>Los Millares is an early civilization \/ kingdom in southeastern Iberia.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"74\" height=\"74\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2.png?resize=74%2C74&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-908\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"from-3000-bc-to-2000-bc\">From 3000 BC to 2000 BC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Graphic-3000-BC-to-2000-BC.jpg?resize=1440%2C814&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Graphic-3000-BC-to-2000-BC.jpg?w=1638&amp;ssl=1 1638w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Graphic-3000-BC-to-2000-BC.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Graphic-3000-BC-to-2000-BC.jpg?resize=1024%2C579&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Graphic-3000-BC-to-2000-BC.jpg?resize=768%2C434&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Graphic-3000-BC-to-2000-BC.jpg?resize=1536%2C868&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Graphic-3000-BC-to-2000-BC.jpg?resize=465%2C263&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Graphic-3000-BC-to-2000-BC.jpg?resize=695%2C393&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early cultures in the country continue to develop and we are gradually seeing the first urban centers emerge. Iberia may have given rise to the European Bell-Beaker&#8217;s culture, but researchers are still debating this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are relatively few archaeological finds and few known cultures during this millennium on the Iberian Peninsula. The Los Millares civilization based in the province of Almer\u00eda (Andalusia) continues but, for unknown reasons, disappears. It is being replaced by the next civilization we know of in the southeast of Iberia, namely El Argar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Map-3000-BC-to-2000-BC-1.jpg?resize=761%2C428&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-907\" width=\"761\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Map-3000-BC-to-2000-BC-1.jpg?w=1398&amp;ssl=1 1398w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Map-3000-BC-to-2000-BC-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Map-3000-BC-to-2000-BC-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Map-3000-BC-to-2000-BC-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Map-3000-BC-to-2000-BC-1.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Map-3000-BC-to-2000-BC-1.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><figcaption>Los Millares and contemporary civilizations are evolving. El Argar came to take over for Los Millares after a stay in the timeline we cannot fully explain yet.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Los Millares civilization continues until about the year 2250 BC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Argar is the heir to Los Millares and is located in the same area, but is significantly larger in extent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bell-Beaker culture originates around 2800 BC and is named after a certain type of ceramic shaped like an upside-down clock. A bell beaker. The culture continues until between 2300 BC and around 1800 BC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"74\" height=\"74\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2.png?resize=74%2C74&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-908\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"from-2000-bc-to-1000-bc\"> From 2000 BC to 1000 BC <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Graphic-2000-BC-to-1000-BC.jpg?resize=1440%2C814&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Graphic-2000-BC-to-1000-BC.jpg?w=1787&amp;ssl=1 1787w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Graphic-2000-BC-to-1000-BC.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Graphic-2000-BC-to-1000-BC.jpg?resize=1024%2C579&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Graphic-2000-BC-to-1000-BC.jpg?resize=768%2C434&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Graphic-2000-BC-to-1000-BC.jpg?resize=1536%2C868&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Graphic-2000-BC-to-1000-BC.jpg?resize=465%2C263&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Graphic-2000-BC-to-1000-BC.jpg?resize=695%2C393&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first urban centers have emerged but population on the peninsula is still small. The Bell-Beaker culture ends but an increase in trade between cultures along the Atlantic coast gives rise to what will be known as the Atlantic Bronze Age Culture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Documented interested in Iberia from civilizations which both left distinctive clues and had their own written language is about to explode.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The El Argar civilization in the south-east of the peninsula develops successfully but finds its end somewhere between 1550 and 1400 BC. Probably caused by overpopulation and subsequent over-exploitation of natural resources in their areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contemporary civilizations with El Argar exist but we know relatively little about these so far.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Map-2000-BC-to-1000-BC.jpg?resize=761%2C428&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1112\" width=\"761\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Map-2000-BC-to-1000-BC.jpg?w=1864&amp;ssl=1 1864w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Map-2000-BC-to-1000-BC.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Map-2000-BC-to-1000-BC.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Map-2000-BC-to-1000-BC.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Map-2000-BC-to-1000-BC.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Map-2000-BC-to-1000-BC.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Map-2000-BC-to-1000-BC.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><figcaption><em>El Argar and contemporary societies. Societies we still know very little about.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Argar is the next culture to emerge. They may have been the heirs to the Los Millares civilization which disappeared about 2250 BC and was also located in the southeastern part of Iberia. We know the El Argar civilization were able to make the far stronger metal bronze, an alloy of copper (ca. 90%) and tin (ca. 10%) also called \u201cclassic copper\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other contemporary civilizations with El Argar include: Motillas, Cogotas I, Montelavar, Atalaia and Vila Nova de S\u00e3o Pedro (sometimes just named VNSP) in Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Atlantic Bronze Age culture arises around 1300 BC due to increased trade in amongst other things, copper and tin, and continues to about the year 700 BC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"74\" height=\"74\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2.png?resize=74%2C74&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-908\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"from-1000-bc-to-year-0\">From 1000 BC to year 0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Graphic-1000-BC-to-year-0.jpg?resize=1440%2C814&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Graphic-1000-BC-to-year-0.jpg?w=1480&amp;ssl=1 1480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Graphic-1000-BC-to-year-0.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Graphic-1000-BC-to-year-0.jpg?resize=1024%2C579&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Graphic-1000-BC-to-year-0.jpg?resize=768%2C434&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Graphic-1000-BC-to-year-0.jpg?resize=465%2C263&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Graphic-1000-BC-to-year-0.jpg?resize=695%2C393&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iberia is discovered! During this period we see new peoples migrating to Iberia. The Celts come by land across the Pyrenees while the Phoenicians who were based in the eastern Mediterranean and their later heirs the Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans and even a nomadic people originating in present-day Denmark (Cimbrians) make their mark in the peninsula. It seems the world has suddenly gotten bigger. Iberia has been discovered and international markets are opening up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><sub>(Trouble seeing the text on the images? Just right click and open them in a new tab.)<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1224\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Celts.jpg?resize=1224%2C689&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Celts.jpg?w=1224&amp;ssl=1 1224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Celts.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Celts.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Celts.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Celts.jpg?resize=465%2C262&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Celts.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1224px) 100vw, 1224px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Celts came to Iberia via the Pyrenees from about the year 1000 BC and settled in the north and west of the peninsula. Celtic settlements often have -briga in their name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From ca. 1000 BC to 75 BC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1288\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Phoenicians.jpg?resize=1288%2C724&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Phoenicians.jpg?w=1288&amp;ssl=1 1288w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Phoenicians.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Phoenicians.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Phoenicians.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Phoenicians.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Phoenicians.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1288px) 100vw, 1288px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Phoenicians came by sea and probably traded from the 12th century BC before establishing colonies in the 900s BC in Cad\u00edz, west of the Strait of Gibraltar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From ca. 900 BC to 573 BC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1210\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Tartessians.jpg?resize=1210%2C681&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Tartessians.jpg?w=1210&amp;ssl=1 1210w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Tartessians.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Tartessians.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Tartessians.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Tartessians.jpg?resize=465%2C262&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Tartessians.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1210px) 100vw, 1210px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tartessians established an advanced culture from 900 BC at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River and environs. The mineral resources made them attractive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From ca. 900 BC to 530 BC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1134\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greeks.jpg?resize=1134%2C638&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greeks.jpg?w=1134&amp;ssl=1 1134w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greeks.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greeks.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greeks.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greeks.jpg?resize=465%2C262&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Greeks.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1134px) 100vw, 1134px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Greeks came by sea and traded early with Iberia. The competition with the Carthaginians meant that the Greeks instead established colonies in the far north-east.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 575 BC to 49 AD.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1266\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carthaginians.jpg?resize=1266%2C712&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carthaginians.jpg?w=1266&amp;ssl=1 1266w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carthaginians.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carthaginians.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carthaginians.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carthaginians.jpg?resize=465%2C262&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Carthaginians.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1266px) 100vw, 1266px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Carthaginians took over the Phoenicians Iberian colonies. But, it was not until the conflict with Rome escalated in the 200s BC that they expanded further inland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 575 BC to 206 BC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1239\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Turdetani.jpg?resize=1239%2C697&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Turdetani.jpg?w=1239&amp;ssl=1 1239w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Turdetani.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Turdetani.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Turdetani.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Turdetani.jpg?resize=465%2C262&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Turdetani.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1239px) 100vw, 1239px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Turdetani are considered the heirs to the Tartessians in south-western Iberia and were, according to Herodutus, the most advanced culture on the peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 530 BC to 195 BC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1116\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Turduli.jpg?resize=1116%2C627&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Turduli.jpg?w=1116&amp;ssl=1 1116w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Turduli.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Turduli.jpg?resize=1024%2C575&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Turduli.jpg?resize=768%2C431&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Turduli.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Turduli.jpg?resize=695%2C390&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1116px) 100vw, 1116px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Turduli were early on thought to be relatives of the Turdetani but later historians believe them to be Celtish people. They may even have been a combination of the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 530 BC to 195 BC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1190\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Romans.jpg?resize=1190%2C670&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Romans.jpg?w=1190&amp;ssl=1 1190w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Romans.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Romans.jpg?resize=1024%2C577&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Romans.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Romans.jpg?resize=465%2C262&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Romans.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1190px) 100vw, 1190px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Romans invaded Iberia in 218 BC, the start of the Second Punic War. The reason was that the Carthaginians had besieged and conquered Saguntum, Rome&#8217;s ally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 218 BC to 473 AD.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1201\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cimbrians.jpg?resize=1201%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cimbrians.jpg?w=1201&amp;ssl=1 1201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cimbrians.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cimbrians.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cimbrians.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cimbrians.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Cimbrians.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cimbrians were a Germanic tribe from Jutland (Jylland, Denmark) who migrated through Europe and raided northern Iberia. They were defeated and returned to Gaul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 104 BC to 103 BC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"74\" height=\"74\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2.png?resize=74%2C74&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-908\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\" id=\"from-year-0-to-year-1000-ad\"> From year 0 to year 1000 AD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"813\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Graphic-year-0-to-1000-AD.jpg?resize=1440%2C813&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Graphic-year-0-to-1000-AD.jpg?w=1811&amp;ssl=1 1811w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Graphic-year-0-to-1000-AD.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Graphic-year-0-to-1000-AD.jpg?resize=1024%2C578&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Graphic-year-0-to-1000-AD.jpg?resize=768%2C433&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Graphic-year-0-to-1000-AD.jpg?resize=1536%2C867&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Graphic-year-0-to-1000-AD.jpg?resize=465%2C262&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Graphic-year-0-to-1000-AD.jpg?resize=695%2C392&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is the era of the great migrations in Europe and despite its location far to the west, their effects are felt in Iberia as well. Following the weakening and fall of the Roman Empire, Germanic tribes such as the Vandals, Alans, Suebi and Visigoths and a few Franks cross the Pyrenees while the Byzantines and Moors arrive by sea. And from the mid 800s AD, Vikings start their exploration, trade and raiding efforts as well. International trade accelerates and new products and technology from various parts of the world find their way to the Iberian peninsula. But migrations, trade and cultural exchange may at times also bring conflict where control of lands and vital resources become increasingly important. And sometimes when humans gather, diseases come with them: as evidenced by the Byzantines under emperor Justinian who probably brought the first known pandemic to Iberia in the mid-500s AD. This millennium also sees the fragile beginning of the first new Christian kingdoms in Iberia since the Moorish invasion, kingdoms that will later play a dominant role in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><sub>(Trouble seeing the text on the images? Just right click and open them in a new tab.)<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Greeks-1630-930.jpg?resize=1440%2C822&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Greeks-1630-930.jpg?w=1630&amp;ssl=1 1630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Greeks-1630-930.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Greeks-1630-930.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Greeks-1630-930.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Greeks-1630-930.jpg?resize=1536%2C876&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Greeks-1630-930.jpg?resize=465%2C265&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Greeks-1630-930.jpg?resize=695%2C397&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Greeks had colonies in Iberia until 49 AD. The Romans took over the lands of the Greeks early in the new millennium, but were themselves pushed out by the Visigoths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 575 BC to 49 AD. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vandals-n-Alans-1630-930.jpg?resize=1440%2C822&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vandals-n-Alans-1630-930.jpg?w=1630&amp;ssl=1 1630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vandals-n-Alans-1630-930.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vandals-n-Alans-1630-930.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vandals-n-Alans-1630-930.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vandals-n-Alans-1630-930.jpg?resize=1536%2C876&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vandals-n-Alans-1630-930.jpg?resize=465%2C265&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vandals-n-Alans-1630-930.jpg?resize=695%2C397&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Vandals migrated across the Pyrenees in 409 AD together with the Alans and Suebi. The Vandals and Alans were forced out of Iberia after only 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> From 409 AD to ca. 429 AD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Byzantines-1630-930.jpg?resize=1440%2C822&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Byzantines-1630-930.jpg?w=1630&amp;ssl=1 1630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Byzantines-1630-930.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Byzantines-1630-930.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Byzantines-1630-930.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Byzantines-1630-930.jpg?resize=1536%2C876&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Byzantines-1630-930.jpg?resize=465%2C265&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Byzantines-1630-930.jpg?resize=695%2C397&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Byzantines, now the Eastern Roman Empire, invaded Iberia from about 552 AD in an attempt at Roman reconquest. They remained in the area until the year 624 AD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> From ca. 552 AD to 624 AD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Navarra-Pamplona-1630-930.jpg?resize=1440%2C822&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Navarra-Pamplona-1630-930.jpg?w=1630&amp;ssl=1 1630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Navarra-Pamplona-1630-930.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Navarra-Pamplona-1630-930.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Navarra-Pamplona-1630-930.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Navarra-Pamplona-1630-930.jpg?resize=1536%2C876&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Navarra-Pamplona-1630-930.jpg?resize=465%2C265&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Navarra-Pamplona-1630-930.jpg?resize=695%2C397&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The kingdom of Pamplona (later Navarre) was a Basque kingdom founded in 824 AD in the northwestern Pyrenees (on both sides of it) and on the front line between the Moors and the Franks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> From 824 AD to 1512 AD.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Romans-1630-930.jpg?resize=1440%2C822&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Romans-1630-930.jpg?w=1630&amp;ssl=1 1630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Romans-1630-930.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Romans-1630-930.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Romans-1630-930.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Romans-1630-930.jpg?resize=1536%2C876&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Romans-1630-930.jpg?resize=465%2C265&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Romans-1630-930.jpg?resize=695%2C397&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Romans controlled most of Iberia since the wars with the Carthaginians, but internal strife and the great migrations from the east caused the fall of the Western Roman Empire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 218 BC to 472\/473 AD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Suebi-1630-930.jpg?resize=1440%2C822&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Suebi-1630-930.jpg?w=1630&amp;ssl=1 1630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Suebi-1630-930.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Suebi-1630-930.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Suebi-1630-930.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Suebi-1630-930.jpg?resize=1536%2C876&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Suebi-1630-930.jpg?resize=465%2C265&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Suebi-1630-930.jpg?resize=695%2C397&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Suebi came to Iberia with the Alans and the Vandals. They established a kingdom in the northwest until they in 585 AD were annexed by the Visigoths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> From 409 AD to 585 AD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Moors-1630-930.jpg?resize=1440%2C822&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Moors-1630-930.jpg?w=1630&amp;ssl=1 1630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Moors-1630-930.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Moors-1630-930.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Moors-1630-930.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Moors-1630-930.jpg?resize=1536%2C876&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Moors-1630-930.jpg?resize=465%2C265&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Moors-1630-930.jpg?resize=695%2C397&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Moors invaded Visigothic Iberia in 711 AD and conquered most of the peninsula but not parts of the far north. The Moors ruled in the land until 1230 AD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> From 711 AD to 1230 AD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vikings-1630-930.jpg?resize=1440%2C822&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vikings-1630-930.jpg?w=1630&amp;ssl=1 1630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vikings-1630-930.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vikings-1630-930.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vikings-1630-930.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vikings-1630-930.jpg?resize=1536%2C876&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vikings-1630-930.jpg?resize=465%2C265&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Vikings-1630-930.jpg?resize=695%2C397&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vikings have visited Iberia diligently but not established permanent bases. They first arrived in 844 AD and eventually raided almost the entire coastline including the Balearic Islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 844 AD to the 1100s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Leon-1630-930.jpg?resize=1440%2C822&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Leon-1630-930.jpg?w=1630&amp;ssl=1 1630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Leon-1630-930.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Leon-1630-930.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Leon-1630-930.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Leon-1630-930.jpg?resize=1536%2C876&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Leon-1630-930.jpg?resize=465%2C265&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Leon-1630-930.jpg?resize=695%2C397&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le\u00f3n was founded in 910 AD by Asturian princes. In 924 AD they incorporated Asturias and moved the capital of the new and greater empire to Le\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 910 AD to 1230 AD.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Franks-1630-930.jpg?resize=1440%2C822&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Franks-1630-930.jpg?w=1630&amp;ssl=1 1630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Franks-1630-930.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Franks-1630-930.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Franks-1630-930.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Franks-1630-930.jpg?resize=1536%2C876&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Franks-1630-930.jpg?resize=465%2C265&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Franks-1630-930.jpg?resize=695%2C397&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Franks raided early in Iberia but did not establish themselves permanently. They have had an influence in the north-eastern parts of the peninsula since the 5th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 250s\/260s and 500 &#8211; 1659 AD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Visigoths-1630-930.jpg?resize=1440%2C822&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Visigoths-1630-930.jpg?w=1630&amp;ssl=1 1630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Visigoths-1630-930.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Visigoths-1630-930.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Visigoths-1630-930.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Visigoths-1630-930.jpg?resize=1536%2C876&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Visigoths-1630-930.jpg?resize=465%2C265&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Visigoths-1630-930.jpg?resize=695%2C397&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Visigoths invaded Hispania with the support of the Romans in 416 AD. They conquered all of Iberia and held the area until the Moors invaded in 711 AD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> From 416 AD to 711 AD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Asturias-1630-930.jpg?resize=1440%2C822&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Asturias-1630-930.jpg?w=1630&amp;ssl=1 1630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Asturias-1630-930.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Asturias-1630-930.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Asturias-1630-930.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Asturias-1630-930.jpg?resize=1536%2C876&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Asturias-1630-930.jpg?resize=465%2C265&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Asturias-1630-930.jpg?resize=695%2C397&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asturias was the first Christian kingdom to emerge (ca 720 AD) following the Moorish invasion. In 924 AD. The kingdom was merged into the kingdom of Le\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> From 720 AD to 924 AD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Galicia-1630-930.jpg?resize=1440%2C822&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Galicia-1630-930.jpg?w=1630&amp;ssl=1 1630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Galicia-1630-930.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Galicia-1630-930.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Galicia-1630-930.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Galicia-1630-930.jpg?resize=1536%2C876&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Galicia-1630-930.jpg?resize=465%2C265&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Galicia-1630-930.jpg?resize=695%2C397&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Galicia has occasionally been an independent kingdom and was established by inheritance settlement in 910 AD. The kingdom was independent for two other, short periods before the year 1000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recurring from 910 to 985 AD.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"74\" height=\"74\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2.png?resize=74%2C74&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-908\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">From the year 1000 AD to 2000 AD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Graphic-of-millennium-1.jpg?resize=1440%2C814&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Graphic-of-millennium-1.jpg?w=1833&amp;ssl=1 1833w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Graphic-of-millennium-1.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Graphic-of-millennium-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C579&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Graphic-of-millennium-1.jpg?resize=768%2C434&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Graphic-of-millennium-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C868&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Graphic-of-millennium-1.jpg?resize=465%2C263&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Graphic-of-millennium-1.jpg?resize=695%2C393&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After harrowing and chaotic periods including crusades, plagues and frequent conflicts between kingdoms on the peninsula, it finally became possible for a more or less united country to look beyond its own borders. The discoveries of new lands and new trade routes gave rise to what was to become a golden age lasting several hundred years for Spain (and Portugal). Colonies on several continents, new resources in the form of plants, minerals\/metals, peoples and knowledge provided great economic boosts. But great international ambitions partly at the expense of their own country in the form of lack of investment, development and modernization led to the Spain\u2019s decline from being the dominant power in Europe and the world to being called the continent\u2019s \u201csick man\u201d. Following a civil war and the end of dictatorship, In 1978, Spain became a democracy actively participating in the international community while working hard to create a modern society with a modern economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><sub>(Trouble seeing the text on the images? Just right click and open them in a new tab)<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1370\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Franks-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1370%2C770&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Franks-1370-770-1.jpg?w=1370&amp;ssl=1 1370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Franks-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Franks-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Franks-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Franks-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Franks-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1370px) 100vw, 1370px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The influence of the Franks which started in the 500s continued. They took Menorca in 1756 and took control of Spain (almost) between 1808 and 1813 AD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1370\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Leon-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1370%2C770&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Leon-1370-770-1.jpg?w=1370&amp;ssl=1 1370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Leon-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Leon-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Leon-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Leon-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Leon-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1370px) 100vw, 1370px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Established in 910 AD, Le\u00f3n became the dominant empire in the northwest. In 1230 AD Le\u00f3n entered into a union with Castile, which until 1065 AD had been a county of Le\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Galicia-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Galicia-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Galicia-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Galicia-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Galicia-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Galicia-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Galicia-1370-770-1.jpg?w=1370&amp;ssl=1 1370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Galicia had two short periods of independence in the 11th and 12th centuries. The shortest period lasted only a few months and occurred in the year 1230 AD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1370\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Portugal-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1370%2C770&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Portugal-1370-770-1.jpg?w=1370&amp;ssl=1 1370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Portugal-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Portugal-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Portugal-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Portugal-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Portugal-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1370px) 100vw, 1370px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former county under Asturias from the mid-ninth century. It gained independence from Le\u00f3n and was established as a kingdom in 1139 AD. Portugal became a republic in 1910 which it still is to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1370\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mallorca-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1370%2C770&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mallorca-1370-770-1.jpg?w=1370&amp;ssl=1 1370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mallorca-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mallorca-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mallorca-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mallorca-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mallorca-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1370px) 100vw, 1370px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mallorca was a former taifa kingdom which was conquered by Arag\u00f3n and established as a separate kingdom in 1231 AD. Dissolved in 1715 AD in the Nueva Planta Decrees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1370\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Moors-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1370%2C770&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Moors-1370-770-1.jpg?w=1370&amp;ssl=1 1370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Moors-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Moors-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Moors-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Moors-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Moors-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1370px) 100vw, 1370px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Moorish kingdom of Iberia changed a lot and came to an end in 1230 AD. In 1250 AD, the Emirate of Granada was the only remaining Muslim land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1370\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Vikings-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1370%2C770&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Vikings-1370-770-1.jpg?w=1370&amp;ssl=1 1370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Vikings-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Vikings-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Vikings-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Vikings-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Vikings-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1370px) 100vw, 1370px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While some dates\/years are uncertain, the Vikings returned several times as raiders until around the 1050s AD and later as crusaders in the 12th century AD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1370\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Castile-I-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1370%2C770&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Castile-I-1370-770-1.jpg?w=1370&amp;ssl=1 1370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Castile-I-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Castile-I-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Castile-I-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Castile-I-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Castile-I-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1370px) 100vw, 1370px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Castile, part of Le\u00f3n, became a separate kingdom in 1065 AD. Castile\u2019s later union with Le\u00f3n and then Arag\u00f3n (Ferdinand &amp; Isabella) established, de facto, Spain in 1479.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1370\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Castile-n-Leon-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1370%2C770&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Castile-n-Leon-1370-770-1.jpg?w=1370&amp;ssl=1 1370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Castile-n-Leon-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Castile-n-Leon-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Castile-n-Leon-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Castile-n-Leon-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Castile-n-Leon-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1370px) 100vw, 1370px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Castile and Le\u00f3n was established in 1230 AD and continued its expansion on the penisula. In 1479 AD they established Spain through a personal union with Arag\u00f3n due to Ferdinand\u2019s &amp; Isabel\u2019s marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1370\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Murcia-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1370%2C770&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Murcia-1370-770-1.jpg?w=1370&amp;ssl=1 1370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Murcia-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Murcia-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Murcia-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Murcia-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Murcia-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1370px) 100vw, 1370px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former taifa empire, at times independent. Castile eventually took over and established a diocese in 1258 AD which some see as the start of a Christian Murcia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1370\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Navarre-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1370%2C770&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Navarre-1370-770-1.jpg?w=1370&amp;ssl=1 1370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Navarre-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Navarre-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Navarre-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Navarre-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Navarre-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1370px) 100vw, 1370px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in 824 AD, Pamplona\/ Navarre was invaded by Castile and Arag\u00f3n in 1512 AD and split. Lower Navarre was taken over by the Franks and Upper became part of \u201cSpain\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1370\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Aragon-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1370%2C770&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Aragon-1370-770-1.jpg?w=1370&amp;ssl=1 1370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Aragon-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Aragon-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Aragon-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Aragon-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Aragon-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1370px) 100vw, 1370px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arag\u00f3n started out as a part of Navarre but became a kingdom in 1035 AD. Arag\u00f3n entered into a union with Castile but was not formally dissolved until 1707 \u2013 1715.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1370\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Valencia-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1370%2C770&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Valencia-1370-770-1.jpg?w=1370&amp;ssl=1 1370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Valencia-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Valencia-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Valencia-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Valencia-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Valencia-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1370px) 100vw, 1370px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former taifa kingdom, Valencia was conquered by El Cid in 1094 AD. It later became a subject to the Crown of Arag\u00f3n and was dissolved under the Nueva Planta decrees in 1707 AD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1370\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Granada-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1370%2C770&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Granada-1370-770-1.jpg?w=1370&amp;ssl=1 1370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Granada-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Granada-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Granada-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Granada-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Granada-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1370px) 100vw, 1370px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The emirate of Granada was established in 1230 AD. It became the last holdout for Muslim rulers in Iberia. In 1492 AD it surrendered to Castile and Le\u00f3n which ended almost 800 years of Muslim rule in Iberia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1370\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/English-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1370%2C770&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/English-1370-770-1.jpg?w=1370&amp;ssl=1 1370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/English-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/English-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/English-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/English-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/English-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1370px) 100vw, 1370px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">England invaded and captured Gibraltar in 1704 AD and Menorca in 1708 AD. Menorca was handed over to Spain in 1802 AD while Gibraltar is still British.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De facto established in 1479 AD through marriage between Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nueva Planta decrees, signed between 1707 and 1716 AD, established a common kingdom, Castile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spain\u2019s first constitution in 1808 AD was a French initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spanish constitution drafted in 1812 AD included universal male suffrage, public schooling and freedom of the press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Royal Statute of 1834 under Queen Maria Christina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The constitution of 1837 was partially replaced by decrees between 1840 \u2013 1843 AD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Constitution of 1845 AD introduced limited voting rights, weighted by societal status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proposal for a new constitution in 1856 AD was never approved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-accent-font-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1370\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Spain-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1370%2C770&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Spain-1370-770-1.jpg?w=1370&amp;ssl=1 1370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Spain-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Spain-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Spain-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Spain-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=465%2C261&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Spain-1370-770-1.jpg?resize=695%2C391&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1370px) 100vw, 1370px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spain has had many unification attempts throughout history. In 1978 AD the country\u2019s current democratic constitution was approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1374\" height=\"917\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Coat-of-Arms-1.jpg?resize=1374%2C917&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Coat-of-Arms-1.jpg?w=1374&amp;ssl=1 1374w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Coat-of-Arms-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Coat-of-Arms-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Coat-of-Arms-1.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Coat-of-Arms-1.jpg?resize=465%2C310&amp;ssl=1 465w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Coat-of-Arms-1.jpg?resize=695%2C464&amp;ssl=1 695w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1374px) 100vw, 1374px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spain\u2019s coat of arms bears the mark of a complex history. You can read more about the Spanish coat of arms here: <a href=\"https:\/\/findyourspain.com\/?p=1389\">Spain\u2019s Coat of Arms explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new constitution was introduced in 1869 AD. Parliament was elected by universal male suffrage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Constitution of 1873 established Spain as a republic for the first time. The republic collapsed before the constitution was introduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Constitution of 1876 AD re-establishes universal suffrage for men from the 1890s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dictatorship, Primo de Rivero, from 1923 to 1930 AD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spain\u2019s Second Republic was established in 1931 but was replaced when the Republicans lost the Civil War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Franco introduced dictatorship in 1938 and used medieval \u201cfueros\u201d as a constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The constitution of 1978 was the country\u2019s first democratic constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">With permission, the maps of Spain we have used and added to have been borrowed from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/FlashPointHistory\/videos\">Flashpoint History<\/a>, which produces videos about important battles, eras and kingdoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"74\" height=\"74\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/findyourspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/image-2.png?resize=74%2C74&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-908\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many have wanted control of the Iberian Peninsula. 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