2. ESPAÑA SPAIN
Spain is a kingdom and its kind of Monarchy is represented trough the democratic
parliament of Spain.
The King of Spain is ‘Felipe VI'
3. In Spain there are 17 autonomous communities and 2 cities and is spoken 4 languages.
All of communities have their own government.
CAUDETE IS LOCATED IN THE REGION OF 'CASTILLA LA MANCHA' IN THE PROVINCE OF
ALBACETE. One of the most important legacies of the spanish culture is the knighthood
novel 'Don Quijote de la Mancha' , written for Miguel de Cervantes in 1606. This novel is
developed in many sites of our region.
CASTILLA LA MANCHA
4. The province of Albacete is close to the provinces of the mediterranean
sea Valencia, Alicante, and Murcia, on the other hand is near to the
center of Spain, two hours driving from Madrid.
ALBACETE
5. Our town is located at the end south-east of the region, only to 110 km from
Valencia, and 73 from Alicante both cities are important touristic places in
the Mediterranean sea, also each city has an international airport.
CAUDETE
ALBACETE PROVINCE
6. CAUDETE
Population: 10551 (INE 2012)
Climate: continental with mediterranean
influences.
History: first demographic evidence from
neolithic period. Some historical population
lived in Caudete area, Iberain tribes, Romans,
Muslims, after of the reconquest the town is
joined to the Aragon kingdom.
Caudete by its border location has belonged
to different provinces always by territorial
troubles.
Economy: Traditional crops are grapes,
olives and almonds. Now are more
importance the irrigated farms and new fruit
and vegetable production. The industry is
mainly engaged to the construction,
transport, textile, footwear and glass.
7. The main arquitectural heritage of Caudete
Caudete Castle
Village Square
St. Catalina Church
Bullring Las arenas
8. Important events of Caudete
The Moros y Cristianos event is the
representation of the Muslim invasion
of Caudete, and the later Christian
reconquest by the troops of James I of
Aragon.
The Episodios Caudetanos it's a
type of embassy between Muslims
and Christians it's based on a
seventeenth-century text in three
acts. The actors are citizens that
represent different characters.
9. But, the important event for our project is, yes …dancing…dancing. In
Caudete there are “The dances of the child”, many couples of citizens,
dressed in typical costume, dancing in the streets of the town popular dances
with traditional music.
10. In Caudete there is a school named El Paseo (the
walk), this is our school, and we likes.