National Day of Spain

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National Day of Spain

• October 12th

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National Day of Spain / Día de la Raza
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National Day of Spain / Día de la Raza

• 12th October is a national holiday in Spain. It
  is also a Saint Day for anyone called Pilar (many
  Spaniards, especially the older generations,
  celebrate their saint day more than their
  birthday). Pilar is the Patron Saint of Zaragoza.

Zaragoza is located in north east Spain. The city
has a population of 701,090.
Madrid is the capital city.
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National Day of Spain / Día de la Raza

• A very influential man called Faustino Rodriguez
  San Pedro wanted to celebrate the Spanish race.
  In 1913, he was the Chairman of an organisation
  called the Iberoamerican Union.
• The 12th of October was already being celebrated
  in some South American countries and in Zaragoza
  (in honour of St. Pilar). Faustino Rodriguez San
  Pedro wanted the day to be celebrated in Spain
  and South America and to call it Fiesta de la
  Raza (Festival of the Race, i.e. the Spanish
  race). So in 1918, Spain and some American
  countries started calling their national day
  Fiesta de la Raza!

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National Day of Spain / Día de la Raza

• Did you know that Día de la Raza is also known
  as Columbus Day because it marks the day that he
  arrived in America. (12th October 1492). The day
  incorporates celebrating the Spanish race.

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National Day of Spain / Día de la Raza

• Celebrating Spanish culture
• Here is a picture of King Juan Carlos and Queen
  Sofia of the Spanish royal family.

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National Day of Spain / Día de la Raza

• Celebrating Spanish culture
• Football is very popular in Spain. In this
  picture, Fernando Torres is holding the World Cup
  which they won in 2010.

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National Day of Spain / Día de la Raza

• Celebrating Spanish culture

Spanish food (tapas) is very tasty. Spaniards
eat a lot of tortillas (omelettes), pork (chorizo
and morcilla) and cheeses.
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National Day of Spain / Día de la Raza

• Celebrating Spanish culture
• This is the picture of
• suerte de capote ("act of the cape"), which is
  the start of a bullfight.

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National Day of Spain / Día de la Raza

• Celebrating Spanish culture
• The currency in Spain is the Euro
• Spains population is around 45 million.
• Spain produces 44 of all the earths olive oil.
• Madrid is Spains capital city and it is located
  directly in the centre of the country.Some
  popular and well known artists have come from
  Spain like Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali and Joan
  Miro.The tooth fairy is not recognized in
  Spain. Instead, they have a tooth mouse named
  Ratoncito Perez!Flamenco is the musical genre
  in Spain that uses rapid passages and intricate
  footwork.

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National Day of Spain / Día de la Raza

• When is the National Day of Spain?
• What part of Spain is Zaragoza located?
• Who is the patron saint of Zaragoza?
• Name the Chairman of the Iberoamerican Union.
• Name the current Queen of Spain.
• (You will find the answers to these questions
  back in the presentation).

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References

• www.euroresidentes.com
• http//funfacter.hubpages.com/hub/Fun-Facts-about-
  Spain
• http//gospain.about.com/od/bullfightinginspain/a/
  bullfightingspa.htm
• www.mlpsi.ie