The Spanish Empire

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The **Spanish Empire** (Spanish*: Imperio Español*), also known as Spain, is a country on the NewEarth Minecraft server that is located in Southwestern Europe on the Iberian peninsula with parts of territory in the Atlantic Ocean and across the Mediterranean Sea. Spain is the largest country in Southern Europe, the second-largest country in Western Europe, and the fourth-largest country by area on the European continent. It is constituted as a monarchy led by **Leka\_Epico**, with the capital being **Madrid**. The Spanish Empire currently borders with France and the French Empire to the north, the city of Gibraltar owned by Naples to the south, and Portugal to the west. Spain's colonial states include "Nueva España," and "Viceroyalty of the Rió de la Plata."

## Geography

### Islands

The Spanish Empire also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean and a number of uninhabited islands on the Mediterranean side of the Strait of Gibraltar, known as *plazas de soberanía* (places of sovereignty), and the peninsula of de Vélez de la Gomera. The isle of Alborán, located in the Mediterranean between Spain and North Africa, is also administered by Spain. The little Pheasant Island in the River Bidasoa is a Spanish-French condominium.

There are 11 major islands in Spain, all of them having their own governing bodies, but are still ruled by the Spanish king.

### Mountains and rivers

Mainland Spain is a mountainous country, dominated by high plateaus and mountain chains. After the Pyrenees, the main mountain ranges are the Cordillera Cantábrica, Sistema Ibérico, Sistema Central, Montes de Toledo, Sierra Morena and the Sistema Bético which has the highest peak and is the highest elevation in the Iberian Peninsula. The highest point in Spain is the Teide, a 3,718-metre (12,198 ft) active volcano in the Canary Islands. The Meseta Central (often referred to as "Inner Plateau") is a vast plateau in the heart of peninsular Spain.

There are several major rivers in Spain such as the Tagus, Ebro, Guadiana, Douro, Guadalquivir, Júcar, Segura, Turia and Miño. Alluvial plains are found along the coast, the largest of which is that of the Guadalquivir in Andalusia.

### Climate

The climate, like the geography of the country, is complex and diverse and the weather varies widely depending on the area. In fact, Spain is the most climatically diverse country in Europe.

For the most part, the climate is temperate with hot summers and cold winters inland and cloudy, mild summers and cool winters along the coast.  However, there are also largely five climatic zones which can be distinguished; a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, an oceanic climate, a semi-arid climate and a warm-summer continental climate.

## List of Settlements

As of Mar 30, 2022, the Spanish Empire has 18 settlements on NewEarth. These settlements, in order of highest to lowest population, are:

## History

### 2022

The Spanish Empire (named Spanish\_Empire on the server) was initially formed as the Iberian Union on January 29, 2022 by Ludwig\_H. On January 31, Ludwig stepped down and Leka\_Epico was inaugurated as king of the Iberian Union. The nation later reformed into the Spanish Empire on March 2 because of a popular vote.

## National Monuments

Due to its historical and geographical diversity, Spanish monuments has drawn from a host of influences. Each of these pieces have been explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical, political, technical or architectural importance in the empire. There are currently two unique monuments in Spain.

The Acropolis of Madrid in MadridThe Guardian Statues in Madrid...
## Government

The Empire of Spain is a constitutional monarchy is a form of monarchy in which the monarch exercises their authority in accordance with a constitution and is not alone in deciding. However, the constitution for Spain's government has yet to be written and no elected parliament has been established yet. Therefore temporarily, the government is considered a pure monarchy where King Leka can do whatever he wants without being bound by rules. There has yet to be a date when both the constitution will be written and a parliament will be established. It is rumored in the nation that neither of these things are occurring on purpose to leave total control to King Leka.