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| Spain | |
| Aliases: | The Kingdom of Spain |
| Category: | Country |
| Continent: | Europe |
| Locale: | Southwestern Europe |
| Points of interest: | Barcelona; Madrid |
Spain a member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the northwest and west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal. Spanish territory also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast, and two autonomous cities in North Africa, Ceuta and Melilla, that border Morocco.
Fictional history[]
Collins family ancestor Jeremiah Collins once owned part of a vineyard in Spain near Málaga. Though Jeremiah died in the year 1795, the vineyard continued to exist long after he was gone. [1]
In 1980, a group of eco-terrorists took control of the U.S. embassy in Barcelona, Spain, taking several civilian hostages. Local police arrived on the scene and Interpol sent in a response team to deal with the situation. The leader of the terrorist cell spoke with the hostage negotiator, demanding the shut-down of all facilities operated by the Hope Center, which he believed was developing chemical warfare programs. The Interpol team, led by Lieutenant Mike London stormed the embassy and shot all of the terrorists. Before dying, the leader of the group expressed his concern that the Hope Center's actions would lead to the Apocalypse. [2]
In 2011, American author Joseph Crone, after having lost his wife and child, traveled to Barcelona to connect with his estranged brother Samuel as well as their dying father, Richard Crone. Joseph began taking note of ominous signs relating to the number eleven. Curiosity quickly turned to obsession, and Joseph soon realized that this number held a horrific meaning not only to himself but possibly to all of mankind. [3]
Points of Interest[]
Films that take place in Spain[]
- 11-11-11
- Coffee Table, The
- Curse of the Werewolf
- Devil's Backbone, The
- La Furia del Hombre Lobo
- Lost Boys: The Thirst, The (partially; in flashback)
- Piggy
- The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
- The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)
- Pope's Exorcist, The
Characters from Spain[]
- Aelfric
- Catherine Medina
- Charles Leon
- Elizabeth Barnard Medina
- Francis Barnard
- Jorge Alonso de San Diego
- Nicholas Medina
People who were born in Spain[]
- Adrián García Bogliano
- Alberto Sciamma
- Alicia Borrachero
- Antonio Banderas
- Andrés Vicente Gómez
- Felipe de la Rosa
- Francisco Javier González Vilanova
- Carlos Vila
- Carlos Villarías
- Glenn Jacobs
- Gustavo Salmerón
- Jaime Juez Castellà
- Jaume Collet-Serra
- Jaume Martí
- Jesús Durán
- John Gilling
- Jordi Bernet
- José Luis Cuerda
- José María Cardona
- José María Zabalza
- Juan Antonio Garcia Bayona
- Manel Ferrer
- Mapi Galán
- Millie Bobby Brown
- Sebastià Boada Puigdomènech
- Silvia Tortosa
- Xavi Giménez
People who died in Spain[]
- Denholm Elliott
- Francisco Javier González Vilanova
- Jesús Durán
- Mabel Karr
- Roy Kinnear
- Sebastià Boada Puigdomènech