FOTW Spain

 I finally have the Spanish flag! Getting these FOTW cards is more difficult that I thought it would be but as this collection isn't a priority, I'm happy to just get cards every now and then. 

Gracias Patricia.

 

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Spain has an area of 505.990 km², a population of 46.423.064 and its capital is Madrid. 

Unique: 

* World Biggest Stamps Mosaic -In 2014, 230.000 stamps were used to cover a 220.28 m² mosaic construction in Malaga;  

* Most meningful Book of All Time - Don Quixote, written by M. Cervantes in 1605, was voted 1st in 2002 by a panel of 100 top authors;  

Famous:  

* La Sagrada Familia - Designed by Gaudi, the construction began in 1882 and is still not finished;

* Land of many Festivals -La Tomatina - an - hour - long tomato food-fight on the streets of Bunyol; History:

* Formation - 23 Jan. 1516 (Dinastic: 20 Jan. 1479);

* First Monarch - Charles V or Charles I (1500 - 1558), Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, King of the Romans, King of Italy, Archduke of Austria, Lord of the Netherlands, Duke of Burgundy.