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Luigi Pascioni,
Auto Mechanic
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There are stunning designer corporate shoes and sandals from Italy, Spain and New Zealand, to the subtle, sophistication and wider fittings from Germany, Denmark and Austria.
Seville was once the major seaport of the nation, through which were funneled the riches of Spain's huge sixteenth Century empire in the New World.
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Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster
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Spain has woken up to the challenge of increased competition and a more sophisticated and adventurous wine drinker and is today producing new and exciting Spanish wines which reflect Spain's legendary enthusiasm and passion.
An example is a Nelson Winery who say they can buy wine bottles from Spain for 52 cents each, as opposed to 66 cents in New Zealand.
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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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France and Spain opened a new cross-border tunnel as mayors and environmental groups led protests warning of the dangers of truck traffic through the passage.
The continuing tension between federalist and centralist forces led to a conflict that left New Granada weak and vulnerable to Spain's attempts to reconquer the provinces.
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Australia, together with New Zealand, Spain, India and China, is distinguished for a business sector that spends less on R and D than total public expenditure on research.
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Borg Svemann,
Woodworker
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Its importation to New Spain by the Spanish dates back to the 16th century where it was used to feed and clothe the armies of the conquistadors and Spanish settlers.
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Pete Trengle,
Bass Player
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Radiohead have finished their shows in Portugal and Spain and are now reported to be on their way to LA to record their new album.
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Paddy McGuinness,
Newsagent
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In the wake of Spain's initial conquests, Pope Alexander VI decrees that Spain and Portugal have the right to exploit the resources of the New World, so long as the inhabitants are converted to Catholicism.
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Jack Crawford,
WWII Veteran
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By the 1890s, Cuba and Puerto Rico were the only remnants of Spain's once vast empire in the New World, while the Philippine Islands comprised the core of Spanish power in the Pacific.
Iron was desperately needed by England in its quest to defeat Spain and France in this new era of imperialism and global conquest.
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