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Hint
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Answer
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A
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Native American empire conquered by Cortés
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Aztecs
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B
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This modern-day country is the first place that Columbus landed in 1492
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Bahamas
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C
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The parliament of this region declared independence in 2017
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Catalonia
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D
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Spanish coin also known as the piece of eight
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Dollar
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E
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Basque separatist group that killed hundreds of people in the second half of the 20th century
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ETA
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F
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Generalísimo who ruled Spain from 1936 to 1975
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Francisco Franco
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G
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Type of large ship used by Spain from the 16th to 18th centuries
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Galleon
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H
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Roman name for the Iberian peninsula
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Hispania
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I
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Her marriage to Ferdinand in 1469 would unite the crowns of Castille and Aragon
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Isabella
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J
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This group of people were expelled from Spain in 1492
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Jews
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K
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In Spanish, they are called caballeros. In English, they are called ...
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Knights
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L
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Spanish kingdom that joined with Castille in 1230
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León
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M
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Term for the Muslim inhabitants of Spain and North Africa during the Middle Ages
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Moors
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N
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Conqueror who invaded Spain and installed his brother as king
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Napoleon
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O
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It has been estimated that between 100,000 - 250,000 Spaniards were kidnapped by North African pirates and sold as slaves in this empire
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Ottoman Empire
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P
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In 1493, Pope Alexander VI divided the New World, giving half of it to Spain and the other half to this country
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Portugal
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Q
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This don was invented by Miguel de Cervantes
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Quixote
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R
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Term for the period 722-1492 when Christian forces gradually took back the Iberian peninsula from the Muslims
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Reconquista
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S
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This city on the island of Hispaniola was founded in 1496. It is the oldest continuously-inhabited European settlement in the Americas
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Santo Domingo
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T
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This city near Madrid was home to the court of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
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Toledo
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U
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Spain's war against this country was known as the Disaster of 1898
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United States
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V
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Court painter of the 1600s whose masterpiece is "Las Meninas"
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Diego Velázquez
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W
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Name for the Spanish colonies in and around the Caribbean
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Spanish West Indies
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X
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Former spelling of the city famous for Sherry wine
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Xerez
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Y
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This plant, used to make a caffeinated drink, was grown on Jesuit plantations in Paraguay
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Yerba Mate
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Z
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City originally founded around 20 BC with the name Caesaraugusta
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Zaragoza
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