注目の話題: この誘い方って好意が見えてしまっていますか？; 30代。自分の老いを受け入れられない。; 昔のびっくりするくらい塩にまみれたシャケをご存知の方

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No.372　13/03/10 22:41
燻し銀三 ( 50代 ♂ Oe38xe ) あ+あ-

【Spain】

《Independence of the Basque area is the most serious problem in Spain》

The treaty is unthinkable at present,but we can recognize how powerful Spain and Portugal used to be then.😲
　　　　　　　
Unfortunately,Spanish golden age which founded the strongest empire with colonies in the world didn't continue so long.😚

Spain was beat by England in a naval battle,and lost command of the seas.After that,Spain was also defeated by Dutch independent army.💩

As a result,Spanish royal finance was in poverty,the country was steadily declining because bringing up its domestic industries was neglected.💸

To make matters worse,Spain failed to keep up with the industrial revolution,and was beat by the U.S.A.in 1898.🇺�

In consequence,Spain was forced to hand over its colonies such as Philippines,Guam,and Puerto Rico to America,so Spain vanished from the limelight in the international society.😫

It was after the 1960s when Spain has revived,for…😚

To be continued.😁