Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Andalusia Almeria Cádiz Cordoba Granada Huelva JAÉn MÁlaga Seville Aragón Huesca Teruel Zaragoza Asturias Oviedo Balearic Islands Palma Basque Provinces Araba (Alava) Gipuzkoa (Guipúzcoa) Bizkaia (Vizcaya) Canary Islands Las Palmas Santa Cruz de Tenerife Cantabria Santander Catalonia Barcelona Girona (Gerona) Lleida (Lérida) Tarragona Ceuta and Melilla Ceuta and Melilla Extremadura Badajoz Cáceres Galicia La Coruña Lugo Orense (Ourense) Pontevedra Madrid Madrid Murcia Murcia Navarre Pamplona New Castile (Castilla y La Mancha) Albacete Ciudad Real Cuenca Guadalajara Toledo Old Castile (Castilla y León) Avila Burgos León Palencia Salamanca Segovia Soria Valladolid Zamora La Rioja Logroño Valencia Alicante Castellón de la Plana Valencia Glossary Chronology Bibliography Index

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The first complete reference book on Spanish history, life, and culture with regional and province-by-province coverage.

About the Author

ROBERT W. KERN is Professor of History at the University of New Mexico. He is the author of eight other books, five of which are about Spain, including Historical Dictionary of Modern Spain (Greenwood Press, 1990). He has spent some time living in Spain.

Reviews

"A reliable handbook to all the provinces of the country, it should be of great value to students, travelers, and businessmen alike, and should be assured of much use."-Stanley G. Payne Hilldale-Jaume Vicens Vives Professor of History University of Wisconsin-Madison

"During my 30 years of teaching at the secondary school level, I wished many times for just this sort of book. Not only is the information practical, up to date and comprehensive, but the format allows students to understand something of the process through which Spain has come to be the country it is today. While the weightier aspects of history can be found elsewhere, this condensation provides the basics and adds bits of culture that add the real flavor of Spain today."- Nancy A. Humbach, past president American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese

?Students who need to write reports about Spain may find this a very useful resource....Recommended for larger collections.?- VOYA

?This book will be a valuable reference for all students of Spanish civilization. It deserves a place in all high school, publlic, and academic libraries.?-ARBA Online

"Students who need to write reports about Spain may find this a very useful resource....Recommended for larger collections."- VOYA

"This book will be a valuable reference for all students of Spanish civilization. It deserves a place in all high school, publlic, and academic libraries."-ARBA Online