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Several
authors. Encyclopedia Britannica, 15th
ed. “Spain.” Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985.
Spain, a study in a forum for Reformed Prayer Book Churchmanship? Yes. Our
objectives are both narrow and broad.
Narrowly: (1)
Muslim conquests and dominion, (2) currently, the Muslim Brotherhood’s eschatological
vision includes an ancient caliphate that desires Spain as a Sharia province
amongst other take-overs and revivals of old provinces (we have an academic
volume in the queue on the “Muslim Brotherhood”), (3) the Spanish Inquisition
and its ruthless Romanism, (4) the Spanish King of England along with Queen
Mary 1 and the godless homicides of Godly Churchmen, (5) the utterly horrific
treatment of Dutch Calvinists in the late 16th century by Philip II,
(6) the God-ordained repulse of the Spanish Romanists and Imperialists, 1588,
in the English Channel by bad weather and the Royal Navy (otherwise we might be
Romanists; a good Collect of Thanksgiving should be put in the Book of Common
Prayer for that victory), (6) the continuing influence of Vaticanistic, Romanist
and Spanish culture, literature and more in 18 Latin-American countries, Puerto
Rico, and Equatorial Guinea, (7) for personal reasons (e.g. travels to several
places in the past), (8) Phoenician connections, including Carthage, and Old
Testament studies and (9) Greco-Roman connections and New Testament studies.
The latter two are significant. Further, in time, we hope to survey Spanish literature and theologians.
More
broadly:
·
We strenuously resist anti-intellectualism as
well any advocates of it. So, it is
apropos.
·
It’s one of the most ancient countries in
Europe crossing many linguistic, cultural, architectural, literary and
religious expressions
·
At 195,000 square miles, it’s nearly four times
bigger than England and four times bigger than North Carolina—a tool of comparative
reference
·
It was one of the most dominant and powerful European
countries in the 16th-19th centuries; its influences in
Sicily, Naples, and southern Italy were considerable, not to mention the New
World
·
Lying at the crossroads between Africa and
Europe, much cross-cultural influences exist; the Straits of Gibraltar, a small
area, has been in English hands since 1713—have passed through that more times
than desiring to rehearse here (arghh! no more!)
·
Holdings: Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean
east of Spain, Canary Islands in the Atlantic west of Africa
·
The Atlantic to the west, Mediterranean to the
east, Africa to the south
·
Members of NATO, UN, international investments
and tourist interests
·
As usual, to study these things cures
Americano-centricity or Anglo-centricity; or, more narrowly, individualistic narcissism
Outlines
of inquiry:
Physical and human geography
·
The land
1.
Relief
2.
Drainage and soils
3.
Climate
4.
Plant and animal life
5.
Settlement patterns
·
The people
1.
Linguistic groups
2.
Ethnic groups
3.
Religious groups
4.
Birth and mortality
5.
Immigration and emigration
6.
Distribution of the population
7.
General considerations
·
Economy
1.
Resources
2.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing
3.
Industry
4.
Financial services
5.
Trades
6.
Administration of the economy
7.
Transportation
·
Administrative and social conditions
1.
Government
2.
Armed Forces
3.
Education
4.
Health and welfare
·
Cultural Life
1.
Cultural milieu
2.
Folklore
3.
Academic and related bodies
4.
Cultural institutions
5.
Press
6.
Radio and television
·
History
1.
Pre-Roman Spain
a.
Prehistory
b.
Tartessus
c.
Phoenician colonization
d.
Greek colonization
e.
Iberians
f.
Celts
2.
Roman Spain
a.
Conquest
b.
Administration
c.
Society and culture
3.
Visigothic Spain to c. 500 A.D.
4.
Visigothic Kingdom
5.
Christian Spain from the Muslim invasion to c.
1260 A.D.
a.
The Christian states
b.
The medieval empire
c.
Rise of Castile and Aragon
d.
Society, economy and culture
6.
Christian Spain, c. 1260-1479 A.D.
a.
Castile and Leon
b.
Castilian institutions, society and culture
c.
Aragon, Catalonian, and Valencia
d.
Aragonese institutions, society and culture
7.
Muslim Spain
a.
Conquest
b.
Independent amirate
c.
Caliphate of Cordoba
d.
The ti’ifas
e.
Almoravids
f.
Almohads
g.
Granada
h.
Society
i.
The economy
j.
Culture of Muslim Spain
8.
United Spain under the Catholic (Romanist) Kings
a.
Union of Aragon and Castile
b.
Spain and the New World
9.
Spain under the Hapsburgs
a.
Charles 1
b.
Philip II
c.
Lepanto
d.
Spain in 1600
e.
Reign of Philip III
f.
Charles II
10. Early Bourbons, 1700-1753 A.D.
a.
War of the Spanish Succession
b.
“American” and “Italian” Policies
11. Reign
of Charles III, 1759-1788
a.
Economic revival
b.
Imperial problems
c.
Domestic reforms
12. Charles
IV and the French Revolution
13. The
French invasion and the War of Independence, 1804-1814
a.
War of Independence
b.
Constitution of Cadiz
14. Ferdinand
VII, 1814-1833
a.
Failure of liberalism
b.
The “ominous decade”
15. Isabella
II, 1833-1868
a.
Carlist Wars
b.
Moderates, progressives and the Generals
c.
Economic expansion
16. Revolution
of 1868 and the Republic of 1873
17. Restored
Monarchy, 1875-1923
a.
Stability, 1875-1898
b.
Opposition movements, 1898-1923
18. Primo
de Rivera (1923-1930) and the Second Republic (1931-1936)
a.
Primo de Rivera
b.
The Second Republic
19. The Civil War
20. Franco’s
Spain, 1939-1975
21. Spain
since 1975
22. Andalusia
23. Aragon
24. Asturias
25. Balearic
Islands
26. Canary
Islands
27. Castile
28. Catalonia
29. Extremadura
30. Galicia
31. Leon
32. Murcia
33. Navarre
34. Valencia
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