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ᴀɴᴛᴏɴɪᴏ ғᴇʀɴᴀɴᴅᴇᴢ ᴄᴀʀʀɪᴇᴅᴏ
*LAND OF SUNSHINE AND RABBITS
*Hispania: Specifically, it may derive from a Punic cognate of Hebrew אי-שפניא (i-shfania) meaning “Island of the Hyrax” or “island of the hare” or “island of the rabbit” (Phoenician-Punic and Hebrew are both Canaanite languages and therefore closely related to each other). Another theory, proposed by the etymologist Eric Partridge in his work Origins, is that it is of Iberian derivation and that it is to be found in the pre-Roman name for Seville, Hispalis, which strongly hints at an ancient name for the country of *Hispa, an Iberian or Celtic root whose meaning is now lost. It may alternatively derive from Heliopolis (Greek for “city of the sun”).
573
The Visigoth Kingdom extended across Spain
711} Muslims from northern Africa invaded Spain displacing the Goths, establish El-Andalus.
790–1300
The Reconquista, Attempts at regaining Christian rule over the Moors.
1094} El Cid, a Castilian knight, fought the Moors and conquered Valencia
1159} Kingdom of Portugal established as separate entity
1228} Moorish influence reduced to the Kingdom of Granada
1469} Infante Ferdinand of Aragon marries Infanta Isabella of Castile. This event will lead to a unified Spain in 1492.
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