Fun Facts
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- What is credited as the first modern novel ever written, “Don Quixote” was authored by a Spaniard, Miguel de Cervantes, in 1605. It has been translated into more languages than any book other than the Bible.
- Madrid is the geographical center of the country, as well as being the capital.
- Spanish has the second highest number of native speakers in the world. Spain actually has four official languages, though, including Catalan, Basque, Galician, and Aranese.
- Spain’s tallest mountain is not in continental Spain. Mount Teide (3,718 meters high), and active volcano, is on the Canary Islands. Thanks to its eruptions, Tenerife’s beaches are all black volcanic sand.
- With 44 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, it’s the country with the third highest number of UNESCO sites, after China and Italy.