España

Spain is located in southwestern Europe and shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal. The first inhabitants date back to 800,000 BC. The Iberians are the first named people of this region.

Cave painting at Altamira, Spain

La Dama de Elche, Elx, Spain

Spain was later occupied by

•The Phoenicians Boat, 11th c BC

•The Greeks Vase, 4th c BC,Toledo, Spain

•The Carthaginians Hannibal, 2nd Punic War, 219 BC

•The Visigoths Monestaria de las Huelgas, Northern Spain

•The Romans Ruins, 2nd c BC, Itálica, Spain

•The Celts Chariots and Wagon, 2nd c BC, Western Spain

In 711 AD Spain was invaded by the Moors, an Arabic people from Northern Africa. They

stayed for over 700 years.

Mosque, 8th c AD, Córdoba, Spain