The history of Spain in 8 minutes

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🎬 Welcome to an epic cartoon history of Spain told through Countryballs! 🎬

Prepare for a journey through the millennia as we explore the complete history of Spain with our iconic ball characters! 🇪🇸 From ancient caves to a global empire, this is the story of a nation that has forever shaped our world.

🦁 Prehistoric Beginnings & Early Settlers
Discover the first inhabitants of the Iberian Peninsula, where evidence of human settlement dates back over 1.2 million years to the Atapuerca caves . Witness the stunning cave paintings of Altamira, created around 15,000 BC , and meet the early cultures like the Iberians, Celts, and Tartessians who called this land home.

🏛️ Romans, Visigoths & The Moorish Conquest
Watch as Carthaginian general Hannibal marches his elephants across the peninsula during the Second Punic War , followed by Rome's complete conquest by 19 BC, when they established the province of Hispania . See the cultural Romanization that left a lasting legacy of language, roads, and laws . After the fall of Rome, Germanic Visigoths established kingdoms, only to be dramatically overthrown in 711 AD when Moorish forces from North Africa crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and established Al-Andalus, a magnificent Muslim civilization that would flourish for nearly 800 years .

⚔️ The Reconquista & The Catholic Monarchs
Follow the slow, centuries-long Christian reconquest of the peninsula, known as the Reconquista, as northern kingdoms like Castile and Aragon gradually expand southward . Meet the legendary hero El Cid, who conquered Valencia . The pivotal year 1492 sees the marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile unite Spain , the final defeat of the Moorish Kingdom of Granada, and the expulsion of Jews .

🌍 The Spanish Golden Age & A Global Empire
Sail with Christopher Columbus as his 1492 voyage, sponsored by Queen Isabella , opens the Americas to Spanish conquest and colonization. Watch as conquistadors like Cortés and Pizarro topple mighty empires, funneling immense wealth back to Spain and creating one of history's largest empires . This Golden Age (Siglo de Oro) under Habsburg rulers like Philip II saw incredible artistic flourishing with masters like Velázquez, Cervantes writing the first modern novel "Don Quixote" , and the construction of El Escorial .

📉 Decline, War & The Road to Modern Spain
Witness the gradual decline of imperial power through costly European wars, the loss of the Spanish Armada in 1588 , and the Napoleonic invasion and Peninsular War of the early 1800s . By 1898, Spain loses its remaining major overseas colonies in the Spanish-American War . The 20th century brings turmoil: the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) establishes the long dictatorship of Francisco Franco . After his death in 1975, Spain peacefully transitions to a democracy under King Juan Carlos I, joins the European Union in 1986 , and reclaims its place in the international community.

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