Place details
Place nameSpain
Other namesReino de España, Estado Español, España, Kingdom of Spain, Spanish State, Espagne, Royaume d'Espagne, Spanien, Spanje, Espanha, Spagna, ESP, ES, ISO724, SP00, Hispana, Hispania, Iberia, Spanish
Latitude40
Longitude-4
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Area inhabited by Neanderthals 20,000 BCE, Homo Sapiens 13,000 BCE; growth of Almería culture 3000 BCE, El Argar 2000 BCE, and Tartessus 1000 BCE; colonized by Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, and Visigoths; Muslim conquest in the 8th century; global expansion 15th-19th centurries; official language is Spanish, though Catalan, Galician, and Basque are also spoken.