Those attacks resulted in a change of government in Spain and the withdrawal of Spanish troops from Iraq.
The session was one of the last key policy hearings chaired by Spanish politicians before Spain hands over the presidency of the EU to Belgium.
In other potential quarterfinal pairings, fourth seed Tim Henman of Great Britain would face fifth seed Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain and Spanish third seed Carlos Moya would meet seventh-seeded German Rainer Schuettler.
He is encouraging the singing of the Spanish anthem and wants Spain's flag to flutter over public buildings everywhere.
The vote -- the latest in a series of actions pushing self-determination -- comes during a tumultuous period in Catalan and Spanish politics, in the midst of Spain's deep economic crisis, which some analysts say is what has brought the long-simmering independence issue to the forefront.
CNN: Catalan parliament declaration pushes self-determination
As the price of Spanish government debt plummets, that generates losses for Spain's banks, which hold around 250bn euros of the country's government bonds, equivalent to a third of central government debt.
But the Spanish government insists the Spanish constitution does not permit any one of Spain's 17 regions to unilaterally break away.
CNN: Catalan parliament declaration pushes self-determination
In 1975, King Juan Carlos was sworn in as King of Spain, the first Spanish monarch since Alfonso XIII went into exile in 1931.
To test their knowledge of the country they're playing for, The Wall Street Journal quizzed four of Spain's American-born players on some basic elements of Spanish culture, history and government.
If it creates the perception among Spain's creditors that the Spanish government has secretly recognised that it cannot afford the true costs of strengthening Spain's banks, Spain will find it even harder to borrow.
Stalin had his eye on the Spanish gold because Spain had a mother lode of it.
However, a Spanish court ruled that the Church of Scientology of Spain should be re-entered into the country's register of officially recognised religions.
In December, meanwhile, on Islamic websites that have carried al-Qaeda statements in the past, Islamist militants were discussing how attacks might bring about a socialist victory in Spain and the withdrawal of Spanish troops from Iraq.
After all this, if you are worrying that British banks don't look as robust as you might like, I would direct your attention to Thursday's publication of how much capital Spanish banks may need to raise, as per the assessment of consultants hired by Spain's government.
The most dominant European club side of recent years has been Spanish giants Barcelona, whose players make up the nucleus of an all-conquering Spain team.
By offering Spain's voters the option of early withdrawal, the Spanish Socialists may unwittingly have given al-Qaeda an incentive to try to influence Spain's 2004 general election.
The Catalans had rarely felt themselves part of an entity called Spain, in part because throughout modern history, the idea of a Spanish nation state has been amorphous.
Tapa means "lid" in Spanish, I learned from celebrity Spanish chef Jose Andres' Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America.
Baitullah Mehsud, for instance, the leader of the Pakistani Taliban, sent suicide attackers to Spain in January 2008, according to Spanish counterterrorism officials, and sees himself as part of the global jihad.
The Spanish judge, Baltazar Garzon, pursued the extradition to Spain of General Pinochet while the former Chilean dictator was in London.
Even today, after two years of crisis, the Spanish prime minister is struggling to clean up Spain's public finances.
The island came under US control in 1898 when Spain lost the island at the end of the Spanish-American war.
True, the United States Navy under Admiral George Dewey had ousted Spain from the Philippines in the Spanish-American War of 1898.
Catalonia's nearby regions, the Basque country, and Galicia in the Northwest of Spain also have self-governance mandates under the Spanish Constitution of 1978.
She argued it was a question of Spain complying with European health regulations and ensuring that Spanish people received the same treatment abroad as those from abroad received in Spain.
He also said he had befriended the two Chechen suspects in Turkey and that they had come to Spain for the purpose of seeking asylum, the Spanish El Pais newspaper reports.
For Spain there remains the big imponderable of whether the Spanish authorities will insure its banks against further losses on their dodgy loans or physically remove the dodgy loans and put them into a new bad bank.
If banks have survived, it is thanks to the Bank of Spain's tight regulation and to the prudence of Spanish bankers.
He recently contrasted France's cultural protectionism with Spain's vision of reaching out to millions of Spanish-speakers in Latin America and the United States.
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Spain disputes the sovereignty of the British overseas territory and the Spanish FA had submitted papers opposing Gibraltar's inclusion.
BBC: SPORT | Football | Internationals | Gibraltar close in on Uefa place
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