What is spain famous for? if you tell me me, i'll give you a 5,000 dollars. thanx. I promise.?

Question

What is spain famous for? if you tell me me, i'll give you a 5,000 dollars. thanx. I promise.?

Answer 1

1. Discovery of America

2. For steal Mexican  gold

3. By destroying temples prehispanic and burn the Mayan codices

4. For his cruelty to the bulls

5. Paella

6. David Bisbal, Alejandro Sanz, Miguel Bose.

7. Xenophobics

8. Beautiful Cities

9. By losing their huge empire in the world

10. To preserve the monarchy obsolete

11. It's  very difficult to understand when they talk

etc etc.

Answer 2

Don Quixote(Quijote) de la Mancha, Fiesta de San Fermin and La Tomatina.

Answer 3

One thing Spain is famous for is the Mar Menor, it is known as the largest swimming pool in the world, you can read about it here.

This site tells you a lot about southern Spain

http://www.marmenor.org.uk

Answer 4

sangria,vino tinto,real madrid,el cid,and rip off time share sales people.

Answer 5

ask any aussie mate                  chris skase

Answer 6

1.- Gypsys

2.- Bullfights

3.- Dancing horses

4.- People dancing like horses (Joaquin Cortez)

5.- Terrorism of ALL kinds (ETA, Al-Qaeda, Italian Mafia,etc.)

6.- Roman churches

7.- Bulls running in the streets

8.- "Bruja Lola"

9.- Macarena

10.- The little statue of a bull that all Spanish have over their televisions.

Answer 7

Well Emmy, There are some good answers above.  you are a little slow in parting with your money. The longer you leave it, the less $5000 will be worth, because the dollar is in freefall against the euro.

Answer 8

Sure, I'll believe it when I see it.

flamenco, bullfighting and paella,  these being some of the most notable.  Many more things, but I'll let someone else come up with a few.

Answer 9

the ppl of course! and the land!

duh

Answer 10

The queen and king, Isabella and Ferdinand, from several hundred years ago.

Answer 11

Well....

In foods: Paella, Gazpacho, Cocido Madrileño, Tortilla Española, Seafood.

Great wines from different areas in the country (Rioja, Penedès, Ribera del Duero, Jeréz de la Frontera, Montilla, Málaga, etc.)

Then there is Bullfighting, Flamenco Dancing, Spanish guitarists, The Ferias (April in Seville, August in Málaga, and many in between), Holy Week processions, The Rocío Pilgrimage.

Cities such as Madrid, Toledo, Barcelona, Seville, Granada, etc. with all the monuments and architectural marvels they contain.

Leather work & Silver filligree work from Cordoba.

Swords and other steel works from Toledo also Marzipans.

Cheeses from La Mancha.

Turrones (sweets) from Jijona and Alicante.

Ensaimadas from Mallorca.

Empanadas from Galicia.

And all these are just a few examples!

Use the 5,000 dollars to come to Spain for a visit!!!

:-)

Answer 12

Sangria, leatherwork, bullfighting, barbers named Figaro...

Answer 13

The first submarine ever built was in  Cartagena Spain

Peral Submarine The designer was born in Cartagena Spain and launched the submarine there in 1888.

give the money to children in need

Answer 14

hey there, found some interesting articles about spain.. i hope you find them useful..  if you want to expand your knowledge about spain feel free to send me a private message.

Spain rues the day it joined the euro...............

They have three reasons for regret. The country’s housing bubble has burst, the economy is less competitive than ever and the current account deficit has mushroomed to the world's second largest.

http://www.moneyweek.com/file/30888/spai...

Boomtime Spain waits for the bubble to burst

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news...

UK in top three at risk of housing crash | This is Money

UK, Ireland and Spain....

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/mortgages/h...

Spanish household debt is also among the highest in Europe

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/23/b...

RAND Research Brief | Population Implosion? Low Fertility and ...

Spain has the second-lowest rate of fertility among the original 15 ..

http://rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9...

UN figures indicate Spain's birth rates are the lowest in the world....(2000)

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2...

Spain has the world's second largest current account deficit in absolute terms, after the United States.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/1...

According to a study published in July 2002 by the CC.OO trade union confederation, Spain's national minimum wage is one of the lowest in the European Union (only Greece and Portugal have lower rates), and represents only 40% of the average wage.

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/eiro/2002...

Spain unemployment climbs fastest in a generation (2008)

http://aimtobefree.wordpress.com/2008/02...

Spanish inflation rate one of the highest in Europe, OECD

http://www.barcelonareporter.com/index.p...

The mayor of Madrid labeled by a U.N. report as the world's No. 2 for cocaine consumption rejected the findings Wednesday.

http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/28-0...

Miranda de Ebro: world drugs capital?

http://www.economist.com/blogs/certainid...

Spain tops table of cocaine use

Spaniards are the most prolific users of cocaine in the world, according to a report from state prosecutors obtained by El País newspaper yesterday.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/sep...

The Late Emancipation of Spanish Youth: Keys For Understanding

Over 90% of young Spaniards between 15 and 25 live with their parents, according to the ...

http://www.sociology.org/content/vol7.1/...

What does Spain mean to you?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?...

Housing movement in the Spanish State - Yearbook

The protest initiated with public seatings in Madrid and Barcelona, ... that is precarious and workers who receive less than 1000 euros for salary; ...

http://www.euromovements.info/yearbook/i...

The 1, 000 Euros a month club

Are you aged between 22 to 40, highly qualified, university-educated, have a masters degree and speak other languages? Wanna earn 1000 Euros (£650) a month?

http://www.cafebabel.com/en/dossierprint...

Answer 15

bull fights, conquistadores, ponce de leon....hmmm....that should do - you can mail a check...

Answer 16

Sleepy people.

I'll give you my bank details shortly.

Answer 17

Hey Yo:

Famous:

The Most Famous Spaniard Book is Don Quixote De La Mancha (El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha)

Is the Place where the Spanish language was Born!

America Discovering!

Infamous:

Bullfighting,  and Pamplona Running..... No respect for animals, a Barbaric Show!!

Spain Smells like Garlic

Spaniard are close to the French, They dislike take Bath Too!!

The Shameless attack of the Ecuadorian girl for no apparent reason, The attacker alleged to be drunk(I think he was under drug Intoxication)!  Now Spain is on the first place in cocaine abusers!

The reason was "racist Attack"....The attacker was released by the Spanish police, because they have no Xenophobia Laws!!

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Igenioso = Very smart

Hidalgo = is a kind of Knight

Bye

The Bad Guy Razor Ramon