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Spain is the nearest European country to Africa. Some of the world's most beautiful prehistoric cave paintings were found at Altermira in Northern Spain. The Phoenicians traded with Spain for its minerals and founded Cadiz. One of the twelve apostles, Saint James, is said to be buried at Compostela in North West Spain. His tomb became the most important destination for Christian pilgrims apart from Rome and Jerusalem. He is Spain's patron saint. Islamic Spain was famous for its learning - Cordoba became a centre for the study of numerous subjects including literature science philosophy and medicine. Christopher Columbus, an Italian, was given the money to pay for his voyage to America by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. In 1522, Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer financed by Spain, became the first to complete a circumnavigation of the globe.
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