Definition of Capital of Spain

1. Noun. The capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum.

Exact synonyms: Madrid, Spanish Capital
Generic synonyms: National Capital
Group relationships: Espana, Kingdom Of Spain, Spain

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Literary usage of Capital of Spain

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Civilization in England by Henry Thomas Buckle (1864)
"At Toledo, which was then the capital of Spain, the power of the clergy was immense, and was so ostentatiously displayed, that in a council they held there ..."

2. A Year in Spain: By a Young American by Alexander Slidell Mackenzie (1836)
"... capital of Spain—Consequences. To return to our narrative: my wishes were at length accomplished, and I was now arrived in that Granada to which Spanish ..."

3. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1905)
"By decree (January, 1601), therefore, the capital of Spain was transferred from Madrid to Valladolid. In vain the Cortes protested that the cause of the ..."

4. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"By decree (January, 1601), therefore, the capital of Spain was transferred from Madrid to Valladolid. In vain the Cortes protested that the cause of the ..."

5. The Land of the Castanet: Spanish Sketches by Hobart Chatfield Chatfield-Taylor (1896)
"... The capital of Spain SPAIN'S capital might be roughly described as a composite photograph of Paris and ..."

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