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Spain On This Day - June 29
By m.p. - Jun 29, 2008 - 9:31 PM

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Saints Days: Pedro, Pablo, Marcelo, Siro y Casio

San Pedro y San Pablo – Fiestas in Burgos, Zamora, Castellón and Segovia.

1236: Fernando III of Castilla captures Córdoba from the Muslims

1707: The Nueva Planta decrees are published in which Felipe V orders that Aragón and Valencia no longer exist as independent kingdoms in Castilla

1755: Santander receives the title of city

2005: Gran Canaria declared by UNESCO as a Biosphere reserve

Joan Laporta, President of Barcelona born 1962

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