The different towns that passed through Spain throughout History, the border situation of the Peninsula between two continents with very diverse cultural traditions, the length period of political influence of the Hispanic monarchy, and the expansion of the same in the American continent, has determined that the cultural, artistic heap and patrimonial of Spain he is one of richest, varied and influential of the West. Spain has been cradle of great authors in practically all the artistic disciplines, being singularly excellent the Spanish contribution to the field of the painting, with absolute geniuses like Velazquez, Goya or Picasso, and of the Literature, that has given the essential names of Cervantes, Quevedo, Galdós or Lorca, among others many

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Benidorm: During century XIX it continued the growth and timid tourist adventures were begun as it were the inauguaración of the Spa of the Virgin of the Suffrage. Although in the later years they improved the communications with Alicante and with Madrid, the other local economic sectors were not happening through a good moment, because the merchant marine entered crisis with the loss of the last overseas colonies in the 1898 (Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines) and shortly after boom of the agriculture of the grapevine (it came and raisins) went to the fret with the arrival of the phylloxera at the beginning of century XX. This economic deceleration was conjugated with a certain emigration towards Cuba, the marine district of Barcelona and the coast of Cadiz. During these years, one took place the extension of the port and, in 1925, the construction of the first villas in the East Beach. After the civil War, little by little they went recovering the socio-economic activities, with the fishing (again) like productive branch more outstanding. Nevertheless in the decade of years 50 the steps occurred to produce a true transformation. On the one hand, in 1952, the most important Tunny net was closed by low yield in captures, something traumatic for many families. Nevertheless, on the other hand, in 1956 the City council approved the ordering city-planning of the town in order to create a city conceived for the tourist leisure, with streets good to drawn up and ample avenues being followed the configuration of beaches. From then, a strong displacement of the traditional activities took place (agriculture fishes and) towards the sector services originated by the tourism, that became since then the base of the prosperity of the city. The Spanish tourism began to share the space with the visitors of other parts of Europe, first arrived with its vehicles and then, the entrance in operation of the airport of the Altet in 1967, arrived in flights charter. At the moment, Benidorm is one of the first tourist cities of all the Mediterranean coast.