Category: HistoryPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
historia
/historia/Roman
English meaning: History
Definition
The record of past events. Spain's history includes Roman Hispania, Islamic Al-Andalus (8th–15th centuries), the Reconquista, a global empire, and the 20th-century Civil War (1936–39) and Franco dictatorship. The Islamic Golden Age in Al-Andalus (Cordoba Caliphate) was a center of science, philosophy, and culture linking East and West.
Example
“Al-Ándalus fue un centro de ciencia y cultura durante la Edad Media.”
In English: “Al-Andalus was a center of science and culture during the Middle Ages.”
Literary Heritage
“Yo vengo a hablar por vuestra boca muerta.”
“I come to speak through your dead mouths.”
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