Juan Lalaguna's informative, carefully researched and informative book does not leave out a single important historical fact. All stages of the country's life from prehistoric times to today's democratic government are described vividly and colorfully. This book will serve as a necessary source of information for those who know little about the past of Spain, and will lead to many discoveries for those inquisitive readers who think they know enough. Spain has a rich history that includes the Carthaginian colonies, the invasion of Rome, and the death of the seemingly indestructible Roman Empire, and the invasion of the Arabs, who ruled the Iberian Peninsula for several centuries. Later there was the Reconquista, the discovery of America, the Spanish colonial empire, the “overthrow from the heights of power,” endless wars and turmoil, along with the highest cultural rise; Franco's dictatorship and deliverance from the dictator...All together this created the Spain that we know today and to which Juan Lalaguna's book is dedicated.