ROTA (Cádiz) - SPAIN

SALESIANAS ROTA – MARCH 2013

We come from Spain, in the southwest of Europe.

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Capital: Madrid

Language: Spanish Other official languages:

Basque, Catalan, Galician

Government: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy King: Juan Carlos I Prime Minister: Mariano Rajoy (PP)

Area: 505,992 sq. Km.

Population: over 47 million people

Immigration 5.7 million residents in 2011

Currency: Euro €

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Iberian Peninsula was populated 1.2 million years ago. Modern humans first arrived in Iberia about 32,000 years ago.The two main historical peoples of the peninsula were the Iberians and the Celts.In the south of the peninsula appeared the semi-mythical city of Tartessos (c.1100 BC). Between about 800 BC and 300 BC, the Phoenicians and Greeks founded trading colonies along the Mediterranean coast. The Carthaginians briefly exerted control over much of the Mediterranean side of the peninsula, until defeated in the Punic Wars by the Romans.[15]

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After an arduous conquest, the peninsula came under the rule of Rome. During the early Middle Ages it came under Germanic rule but later, it was conquered by Moorish invaders from North Africa. In a process that took almost eight centuries, the small Christian kingdoms in the north gradually regained control of the peninsula. The last Moorish kingdom fell in the same year Columbus reached the Americas.

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A global empire began which saw Spain become the strongest kingdom in Europe and the leading world power for a century and a half and the largest overseas empire for three centuries.Continued wars and other problems eventually led to a diminished status. The Napoleonic invasions of Spain led to chaos, triggering independence movements that tore apart most of the empire and left the country politically unstable

A global empire began which saw Spain become the strongest kingdom in Europe and the leading world power for a century and a half and the largest overseas empire for three centuries.Continued wars and other problems eventually led to a diminished status. The Napoleonic invasions of Spain led to chaos, triggering independence movements that tore apart most of the empire and left the country politically unstable

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Prior to the Second World War, and after a short republican period, Spain suffered a devastating civil war and came under the rule of an authoritarian government with Franco, but that finished with a powerful economic surge. Eventually democracy was peacefully restored in the form of a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. In 1986, Spain joined the European Union, experiencing a cultural renaissance and steady economic growth.Currently, we are strongly suffering the effects of the economical crisis and unemployment (about 25% of people at working age are unemployed)

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During the last four decades the Spanish tourism industry has grown to become the second biggest in the world, worth approximately 40 billion Euros, about 5% of GDP, in 2006. Today, the climate of Spain, historical and cultural monuments and its geographic position together with its facilities make tourism one of Spain's main national industries and a large source of employment and development.

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State education in Spain is free from the age of 3 to 18, and there are lots of grants to study at universities.

Education is compulsory from the age of 3 to 16.

Educational system:

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Nursery 1-3 years old

Child education 4-6 years old

Primary 7-12 years old

ESO (Compulsory Secondary) 13-16 years old

Bachillerato or Professional 17-18 years old (not compulsory)

University

Roman Catholicism has long been the main religion of Spain, and although it no longer has official status by law, in all public schools in Spain students have to choose either religion or ethics and Catholic is the only religion officially taught. Most Spaniards do not participate regularly in religious services. This same study shows that of the Spaniards who identify themselves as religious, 59% hardly ever or never go to church, 15% go to church some times a year, 8% some time per month and 14% every Sunday or multiple times per week.[142]

Protestant churches have about 1,200,000 members.[145] 

The recent waves of immigration have also led to an increasing number of Muslims, who number approximately one million in Spain. Presently, Islam is the second largest religion in Spain, accounting for approximately 2.3% of the total population

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Capital: Seville Population: over 8 million 8 provinces

Rota is in Cádiz province.

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Andalusia’s name comes from Al-Andalusiya, in Arabic language al-Andalus, the name given by the Arabs to all of the Iberian territories under the Muslim rule from 711 to 1492.

IMPORTANT CITIES

Seville, Granada, Malaga, Córdoba, Cádiz, Jerez

Population: 28,000 In summer, including “La Ballena” (a tourist

resort 8 km from the town, it may get up to 100,000)

Near Jerez (30 Km), Cádiz (45 km – 15 m. by boat) and Seville (120 Km)

Mainly a tourist town, a vacation/holiday destination for travelers from all over Europe, offering eight hotels and nearly three thousand beds.

There is a NATO and American naval station, opened in 1955. It is also the usual first port of call for U.S. naval vessels before entering the Mediterranean Sea. In the next two years it’s going to become the site for the American missile shield headquarters in Europe and Africa.

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And links to some videos:

Rota – Andalucía es de cine (a TV program)

Tourism in Rota

A long walk on the coast and beaches

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