Jul 27, 2009 – Castellon de la Plana, Spain – Digital Vision / Photolibrary
- The Iberian Peninsula’s distinct culture comes, in part, from its proximity to North Africa.
Learn more about it - People often forget that one of the most famous artists of the 20th century is from Spain.
See some of his paintings - The Moors invaded Spain in the year 711 and ruled for the next 500 years.
Watch and learn about the Moors in Spain - James I of Aragon reclaimed Castellón de la Plana from the Moors in 1233.
Where is it?
Well, it isn’t exactly Castellón de la Plana. It is Peñíscola, in the province of Castellón, of which Castellón de la Plana is the capital.