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• Spain–United States relations — Spain USA relations refers to interstate relations between the Kingdom of Spain and the United States of America. Its groundwork was laid by the colonization of parts of the Americas by Spain. The first settlement in Florida was Spanish, followed …   Wikipedia

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• Spain national football team — Infobox National football team Name = Spain Badge = RFEF.png Badge size = 150px FIFA Trigramme = ESP FIFA Rank = 1 FIFA max = 1 FIFA max date = July October 2008 FIFA min = 25 FIFA min date = March 1998 Elo Rank = 1 Elo max = 1 Elo max date =… …   Wikipedia

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• Spain in World War II — The Spanish State under General Franco was officially non belligerent during World War II. This status, although not recognised by international law, was intended to express the regime s sympathy and material support for the Axis Powers, to which …   Wikipedia