Spain is among those countries of Europe which are known for the rich historical backgrounds but still there is something which creates the difference between Spain and rest of the European countries. According to some researchers the difference is in the geography of Spain but I think Spain has always the same geography and it was also ruled by Romans for many centuries like the other tribes of the Europe, then what is the exact difference?

What exactly creates the difference between the history and culture of Spain and the other European countries is the rule of Arabs on Spain during the start of eight century. It was the time which changed the development path of Spain and Spain started to grow. Although, Arabs have ruled the France too but it was a very short era in comparison to Spain as they ruled the Spain for a longer period of time. Muslims ruled the area of Iberian Peninsula for almost 8 centuries and this created the difference.

The Arab faced the resistance of small groups of Christians from the start of their rule and with time these small groups got strength and became strong kingdoms of Christian over the centuries. It took them 800 years to get the victory over the Muslims. In this long battle, Spain gave importance to ideology over the material values and because of this reasons rivers were used to protect the land than to be used as ports, infrastructure was built in the cities for strategic reasons but not for the economic development. You will find a palace, Castle or fortress every where around the mountain or any meadow because of that strategic imperatives.

When the Catholic Monarchs finished the fight with Muslims to regain their strength over the region, it was the time when location villa piscine espagne Spanish Ships succeeded to cross the Dark Sea under the leadership of Columbus. This conquest over the Muslims opened the door towards the colonialization, discover and conquest of the New World.

It was the time when the concept of conquering any country on the basis of power and strength developed. This was the reason that Spanish also tried to conquer many places and fought against many nations but they faced defeats over the years. At that time some one advised the king to change the foreign policy which leads the Spain to fight against many of the European countries and at the same time the king was advised to continue the fight to discover new Indies.

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