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Franco, Francisco (1892-1975), was dictator of Spain from 1939 until his death in1975. See more »
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Alba, Duke of
Alba, AL buh or AHL bah, Duke of (1508?-1582?), also called the Duke of Alva, was a Spanish general and diplomat who served Kings Charles I and Philip II of Spain.
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Alfonso X (1221-1284) was king of Castile and Leon (now part of Spain) from 1252 to 1284.
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Alfonso al FON soh XIII, (1886-1941), served as king of Spain from 1902 until 1931, when Spain became a republic.
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Boabdil, boh ahb THEEL (?-1533?), was the last king of Moorish Granada, now a province in southern Spain (see Granada).
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Castile and Aragon, kas TEEL and AR uh gon, were two separate and powerful kingdoms of Spain.
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Ferdinand V (1452-1516) of Castile ruled what is now Spain and helped unify the country.
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Franco, Francisco (1892-1975), was dictator of Spain from 1939 until his death in1975.
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Gonzalo de Cordoba, gohn THAH loh day KAWR thoh vah, Hernandez (1453?-1515), was a Spanish general.
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Primo de Rivera, Miguel (1870-1930), Marques de Estella, was a Spanish army general.
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Spanish Armada was a fleet of armed ships that tried to invade England in 1588.
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Torquemada, Tomas de, tawr kay MAH dah, toh MAHS day (1420-1498), a Roman Catholic friar, was inquisitor-general (chief official) of the Spanish Inquisition for 15 years.
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