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This Wikipedia overview traces the history of Spain from its earliest prehistoric inhabitants and classical Roman colonization through its modern status as a European Union member. The text details how the Iberian Peninsula transitioned from Visigothic rule to the Islamic period of Al-Andalus, followed by the centuries-long Christian Reconquista. Key milestones include the unification of the crowns under the Catholic Monarchs in 1492, the subsequent rise of a global Spanish Empire, and the cultural flourishing of the Golden Age. The narrative also examines the country's Habsburg and Bourbon dynasties, the loss of American colonies, and the turbulence of the 19th and 20th centuries, including the Spanish Civil War. Finally, it outlines Francisco Franco’s dictatorship and the successful transition to a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy.