3 intresting facts about spain?

1)Not all Spaniards are native speakers of (Castilian) "Spanish". There are in fact four official languages in Spain (Castilian, Catalan, Basque and Galician), three unofficial regional languages (Asturian, Aragonese and Aranese), and several more dialects of these (Andalucian, Valencian...). Almost all Spaniards can speak Castilian Spanish though. 2) Spain is traditionally a strongly religious country (Roman Catholocism). However, only 76% of Spaniards now identify themselves as Catholics, and only about 20% are regular church-goers. Due to recent immigration, 3% of the population is now Muslim. 3) Most of Spain was under Muslim domination from 711 to the mid 11th century. The full peninsula was not reconquered by the Christian powers until 1492.

1. Legal gay marriage is permitted. 2. During the 16th century it was the most powerful country in the world. 3. Spaniards don't call their language Spanish (español) but castilian (castellano)

1) part of a Star Wars movie was filmed in Spain 2) TRUE Madrilenos (being born of pure Madrid descent) have the nickname "gatos" (yes, cats) 3) Christopher Columbus is "buried" in Spain (he isn't exactly buried, he is being held by four statues in a box in a cathedral)