Spain an old union of kingdoms(CASTILE,NAVARRE and ARAGÓN), that made the first global empire in the world!!!

KINGDOM OF CASTILE:The kingdom with the most advanced economy in the world,Most advanced technology(Navy,Army...)

KINGDOM OF ARAGON:The most powerful trader in mediterranean sea and lord of too many territories in this sea.

An empire that discovered the new world with the greatest navegator Christopher Columbus,and colonized American Territory,asiatic,african ad european too.

SPANISH EMPIRE TERRITORIES:

-EUROPE:
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-SPAIN of course ^^
-BALEARIC ISLANDS
-KINGDOM OF TWO SICILIES(Naples,Sicily,Sardini a and Malta(this last donated to the order of knights of St.John(Hospital order).
-LOWEST COUNTRIES(Belgium,Luxemburg,Ho lland)
-KINGDOM OF PORTUGAL(until 1640).

-AFRICA:
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Mazagán,Larache,Tetuan,Casabla nca,Cazaza,mazalquivir,Orán,Ar gel,Bugia,Tripoli,Tunis,La mamora,Tánger,Mazagán,Spanish Guinea(until 1968),Ifni(until 1969),Spanish Sahara(until 1975),Spanish protectorate of Morocco(until 1956),Cabo Juby(until 1958),Ceuta,Melilla,Canary islands,Chafarinas islands,Peñon de Alhucemas,Peñón de vélez de la Gomera,Perejil island and Alboran island(in the text from Ceuta to alboran island is Spanish territory today).

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-ASIA:

FILIPINAS(until 1898)
TAIWAN
NEW GUINEA AND BORNEO
TERNATE AND TIDORE(Indonesia)
MALACA(Malaysia).

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-AMERICA:
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VICEROYALTY OF NEW SPAIN:
México,California,New México,Arizona,Texas,Nevada,Fl orida,Utah and part of Colorado,Wyoming,Kansas and Oklahoma.

GENERAL CAPTAINCY OF GUATEMALA:
Guatemala,El salvador,Nicaragua,Honduras,Co sta Rica and the mexican state of Chiapas.

LUISIANA:
Donated by France for Spain.Includes:Luisiana,Arkans as,Oklahoma,Kansas,Nebraska,so uth Dakota,North Dakota,Wyoming,Montana,Idaho,M innesota and Iowa.

NOOTKA TERRITORY:
Oregon,Idaho,Montana,Washingto n,part of south Alaska and Britanic Columbia.

VICEROYALTY OF NEW GRANADA:
Panamá,Colombia and middle part of Ecuador.

GENERAL CAPTAINCY OF VENEZUELA:
Venezuela.

VICEROYALTY OF PERÚ:
Perú,Bolivia,the second middle part of Ecuador,North of Chile and territories in Brasil.

VICEROYALTY OF RIO DE LA PLATA(RIVER PLATE):
Argentina,Paraguay,Uruguay,par t of Brasil and Malvinas Islands.

GENERAL CAPTAINCY OF CHILE:
Chile and Patagonia region.

GENERAL CAPTAINCY OF CUBA:
Cuba,Puerto Rico,Dominican republic,Bahamas,Antigua y Barbuda,Trinidad and Tobago,Granada,Jamaica,San Cristobal and Nevis,Dominica,Barbados and Santa Lucía.

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-OCEANIA:
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Guam,Carolinas,marianas and palaos islands.

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CELEBRITIES OF SPAIN:
-Diego Velázquez(Painter)
-Francisco Goya(Painter).
-Sorolla(Painter)
-Murillo(Painter)
-Francisco de Quevedo(Writer)
-Francisco Pizarro(Conqueror of Perú)
-Hernán Cortés(Conqueror of Mexico)
-Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar "El Cid Campeador"(Spanish most brave warrior,and spanish hero).
-Vasco Núñez de Balboa(First navigator in the pacific ocean).
-Juan Sebastián Elcano(first navigator in circunnavegate the world)
-Miguel lópez de Legazpi(Discoverer of Filipinas islands)
-Adrianus(Emperor of Rome born in Italica(Sevilla)
-Trajanus(Roman Emperor born in Italica(Sevilla)too)
-Lucius Annaeus Seneca(Roman philosoph born in Córdoba)
-Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra(The famous writer of Don Quijote)
-St Ignacio de Loyola(Founder of Jesus Company("Jesuites" the most famous group of evangelizators).
-St Francisco Javier(brought the christianism to Japan and rest of Asia).and more more celbrities that i cant put here!!!!

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SPANISH INVENTS:
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-Submarine.
-Helicopter.
-Harquebus(Arcabúz),after Mosquet.
-The best driving and articulated train(Talgo)the father of today trains.
-Guitar(made from the medieval vihuela).
-The Galleon(most advanced navy).
-The Telekino(Radio-control systems today).
-The digital calculator.
-Barociclometer,Nefoscopy and microsismograph(made for measure of weather,thyphoons and hurricanes).
-The pocketknife(a useful tool)
-The marcial art of Fencing(Esgrima)
-The Steamship.

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SPANISH RACE:
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Hispanian:(Iberian,celtic,celt iberian),Roman,greek,Visigoth. The arab race can´t mix cause the arab invasor population was throw out to Africa again by King Felipe III in 1609.

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ANECDOTES:
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Spain even in war with England,Holland and France, cant be defeated.In that time the people affirmes that "God is Spanish" cause Spain was invincible!!!
The army and navy of Spain were the best in the world!!!the most advanced!!!