Culture
Famous paintings of bison and animals can be found here
What is the cave of Altamira?
Granada fell, Columbus discovered the Americas, and the Jews were expelled in this year
What is 1492?
The last city to fall to the Christians during the Reconquest
What is Granada?
Thousands of tourists travel to Segovia to visit this famous Roman structure
What is an aqueduct?
Occupied the Iberian Peninsula from 711-1492
Who are the Moors?
This seventeenth-century female poet wrote "Foolish Men"
Who is Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz?
Some consider this indigenous "princess" to be the mother of the mestizo population
Who is La Malinche?
One can visit the Great Mosque in this Iberian city.
What is Córdoba?
This temple combines both Moorish and Christian architecture
What is the Great Mosque of Córdoba?
Ruled in the Andes for more than 100 years
Who are the Incas?
The best-selling novel of all time
What is Don Quixote of the Mancha?
The Reconquest of Spain began here in approximately 722
What is Covadonga?
Resisted a Roman siege for more than 6 years
What is Numancia?
Known as "The Red Citadel," this palace was an "earthly paradise" because of its flowing waters and lovely gardens
What is the Alhambra?
These maritime cultures established ports along the coast of the Iberian Peninsula
Who are the Greeks and the Phoenicians?
This Mesoamerican Earth-goddess gave birth to a pantheon of gods
Who is Coatlicue?
Isabella of Castile married this king in order to consolidate Christian power in the Iberian Peninsula
Who was Ferdinand of Aragon?
This Andean city was never found by the Spaniards
What is Machu Picchu?
The pyramids of the sun and the moon can be found here
What is Teotihuacán?
Stoned their own emperor to death because he allowed the Spanish to enter their capital
Who are the Aztecs?
In the Dark Night of the Soul, this poet used erotic imagery to describe a mystical union with god
Who is Saint John of the Cross (San Juan de la Cruz)
This Moorish kingdom was considered to be the most advanced in Europe during the Middle Ages
What is Al-Andalus?
The modern-day Mexico City is built over the ruins of this Aztec capital
What is Tenochtitlán?
The pyramid "El Castillo" is the major attraction of this archeological site
What is Chichén Itzá?
Occupied the Iberian Peninsula from approximately 500 A.D. to 711 A.D.
Who are the Visigoths?