Cultura e historia de España

King of Castilla and Leon who recaptured the city of Toledo from the Moros in 1085

Spanish card deck used for games and fortune telling

Art of decorating steel with gold, silver and copper

Author of a book considered the first modern European novel

Roman Spain

The romance languages, including Spanish, are all based on

Painting and glazing method for pottery brought to Spain by the Arabes

The call for revolution that started Mexico's quest for independence from Spain

Traders who set up bases on Mediterranean coast of Spain in ancient times

Had a presence in the Iberian Peninsula from 711 AD to 1492 AD

City in Spain known for pottery and tiles

Central figure in the long struggle of Christian Spain to regain territory from the Arabes

Fictional character who lost his mind reading novels

Italian explorer whose "discovery" of the Americas changed the world

Early culture in Spain for whom the peninsula is named

Annual food fight in the Spanish town of Buñol held during their Saint's feast days

Early people of northern Spain

Brought grapes and olives to the Iberian Peninsula

Most expensive spice in the world

The 700 + year war of the Christians to retake the Iberian Peninsula from the Moros (Arabes)