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Spain On This Day - August 27
By m.p. - Aug 27, 2008 - 7:29 AM
email this articleSaints Days : Mónica, Rufo and Marcelino
1557: San Quintin surrenders to the troops of Felipe II of Spain
1858: The second Visigoth treasure is found at Guarrazar, Toledo – the first one had been found by a local person two days before
1908: Two bombs explode in Barcelona, known as the Semana Trágica
1924: The telephone service on Spanish soil is adjudicated to the Compañía Telefónica de España
1953: New agreement signed between the Vatican and the Spanish Government
1992: King Juan Carlos and Prime Minister González sign the reform of article 13.2 of the Spanish constitution on the political participation of foreigners in what is the first modification of the Spanish Magna Carta.
1997: A group of archaeologists discover some of the largest cave paintings in the world in Cantabria. They are estimated to be 20,000 years old
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