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Las Regiones Autonamas

Las Regiones Autonamas. P or S ean S omers. The Regions of Spain. 1.Galicia 2.Asturias 3.Cantabria 4.Basque country 5.Navaree 6.Castile & Leon 7.La Rioja 8.Aragon 9.Catalonia 10.Madrid 11.Extremadura 12.Castilla la Muncha 13.Valencian Community

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Las Regiones Autonamas

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  1. Las RegionesAutonamas Por Sean Somers

  2. The Regions of Spain 1.Galicia 2.Asturias 3.Cantabria 4.Basque country 5.Navaree 6.Castile & Leon 7.La Rioja 8.Aragon 9.Catalonia 10.Madrid 11.Extremadura 12.Castilla la Muncha 13.Valencian Community 14.Ballearic islands 15.Andalucia 16.Murcia 17.Canary Islands

  3. The name Galicia derives from the Latin toponymCallaecia, later Gallaecia, related to the name of an ancient Celtic tribe that resided north of the Douro river, the Gallaeci or Callaeci in Latin. • In the early 5th century, the deep crisis suffered by the Roman Empire allowed different tribes of Central Europe (Suevi, Vandals and Alani) to cross the Rhine and penetrate into the rule on 31 December 406. Its progress towards the Iberian peninsula forced the Roman authorities to establish a treaty (foedus) by which the Suevi would settle peacefully and govern Galicia as imperial allies. So, from 409 Galicia was taken by the Suevi, forming the first medieval kingdom to be created in Europe, in 411 Galicia Is an autonomous community in northwest Spain, with the official status of nationality. It comprises the provinces of A Coruña, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra, being bordered by Portugal to the south, the Spanish autonomous communities of Castile and León and Asturias to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Bay of Biscay to the north. It had a population of 2,778,913 in 2012.

  4. The Basque Country or Basque Autonomous Community was granted the status of nationality within Spain, attributed by the Spanish Constitution of 1978 to separate ethnic realities. The autonomous community is based on the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country, a foundational legal document providing the framework for the development of the Basque people on Spanish soil. Notwithstanding this spirit, the territory of Navarre was left out and made into a separate autonomous community. The capital is Vitoria-Gasteizlocated in the province of Álava, and Bilbao its largest city, located in the province of Biscay. Basque Country Is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories. The forerunner of the Gernika Statute was the short-lived Statute of Autonomy for Álava, Gipuzkoa and Biscay enforced in October 1936 just in Biscay with the Spanish Civil War already raging and automatically abolished when the Spanish Nationalist troops occupied the territory

  5. It comprises the larger part of the territory of the former Principality of Catalonia, with the remainder of the historic Catalan region now part of southern France. Catalonia borders France and Andorra to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the east . The neighbouring Spanish regions of Aragon and the Valencian Community lie to the west and south respectively. The official languages are Catalan, Spanish, and Aranese. Catalan Sign Language is also officially recognised. • Provinces Province of Barcelona: 5,507,813 population. Province of Girona: 752,026 population. Province of Lleida: 439,253 population. Province of Tarragona: 805,789 population. Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, with the official status of a nationality. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona, the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the center of one of the largest metropolitan areas in Europe. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an official population of 7,535,251.

  6. The name Andalusia traces back to the Arabic language. As well as Muslim and Romani influences, the region's history and culture have been influenced by the earlier Iberians, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Vandals, Visigoths, Byzantines, all of whom preceded the Muslims, as well as the Castilian and other Christian North Iberian nationalities who regained and repopulated the area in the latter phases of the Reconquista. There was also a relatively large Sephardic Jewish presence. Andalucia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities in Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognized as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Almería, Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Seville. Its capital is the city of Sevilla

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