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Created by: Mónica Dies 2ºD ( The Noblewomen )

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A description of Spain: Spain is located on the Iberian Peninsula. Its territories are :The Iberian Peninsula mostly, Balearic Islands (Mediterranean Sea), Canary Islands( Atlantic Ocean ), Ceuta and Melilla (located on the north of Africa). Spain is in a democratic system since 1996. The actual Constitution was created in the year 1978.
 * The Head of State is** : King Juan Carlos I, since 22 November 1975.
 * The Head of Government** : President Mariano Rajoy ( elected 20 November 2011).
 * Cabinet** : Council of Ministers designated by the Prime Ministre.

=//__**John of Austria :**__//=

He was raised in Castile and did not know his father until Charles was in the Monastery of Yuste (Extremadura) in 1556.
====Was Philip II who following the testamentery instructions of his father, recognized him as a member of the Royal family and gave him the name of : Don John of Austria. Giving him honors of an infant (1559).====



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As I can not put all the information in one Voki, I created two. If there are differences between the characters I apologize.

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Today's Topic : The Battle of Lepanto.

John of Austria is going to war ... Dawn of October 7,1561,when began one of the largest battles in the history of mankind. It was a war between The Holy League ( Venice, Papacy and Spain) against the Turks.

This vast naval forcé, would decide the fate of two Empires representatives of two civilizations a pop-up and other consolidated in its territory. This battle is considered the most bloody naval battle of all time. The Turks were determined to conquer West and reached Gibraltar. The performance of Don John of Austria was decise in the victory because his idea was : an aggressive war ;look for the Turkish fleet beyond wherever he was and destroy it.

His pursuit of victory and the courage in this types of battles ,mixture of naval and land because once the ships arrived they fought hand to hand. For the Turks, Lepanto meant the lost of its Navy, because the League took an impressive number of their galleys. The Spanish fleet was the most powerful in the Mediterranean, Don John of Austria liberated Christians rowing in the Turkish galleys and in addition the galley slaves of Spanish galleys that acted loyalty in the bout.

This pointed out historians as Braundel or M.Fernández Álvarez or Miguel deCervantes. Lepanto was also commemorated by G.K.Chesterton, who wrote a poem by the battle while he was still Anglican.

Don Juan of Austria told his crew :

" Men, to die we have come, or to overcome if the sky has it.

Not give occasion to make the enemiy with wicked arrogance ask you where is your God ?

Fight in his holy name, because dead or victoorius, will have it achieve immortality"

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