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Scope
This WikiProject aims to create and improve pages related to Spain and Spanish cities, provinces, geography, history, culture, and so on. The objectives of this WikiProject are as follows:
- Improve the quality of Spain-related articles (see the WikiProject talk page)
- Expand the number of Spain-related articles
- Work towards the promotion of Spain-related articles as "good" and "featured articles"
- Create a Spain-related Collaboration of the Week
- Tag all Spain-related articles with {{WikiProject Spain}}
Recent developments
The creation of a wikiproject dedicated to translating Spanish language Wikipedia articles into English. If you are interested, join Wikipedia:WikiProject Intertranswiki/Spanish.
Article alerts
Article alerts
Did you know
- 27 Jun 2022 – Avelina Carrera (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Jun 2022 – Esperanza Casteleiro (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Mx. Granger (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Jun 2022 – Jacopo da Trezzo (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Johnbod (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 06 Jul 2022 – Andres Velaz de Medrano (talk · · hist) was AfDed by WikiDan61 (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
- 30 Jun 2022 – East Timor–Spain relations (talk · · hist) was AfDed by LibStar (t · c); see discussion (2 participants; relisted)
- 29 Jun 2022 – Jose Augusto Losada Benítez (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Fram (t · c); see discussion (7 participants)
- 26 Jun 2022 – El Pony Pisador (talk · · hist) was AfDed by MarioGom (t · c); see discussion (1 participant; relisted)
- 27 Jun 2022 – List of people of the Spanish Civil War (talk · · hist) AfDed by Clarityfiend (t · c) was closed as delete by Malcolmxl5 (t · c) on 04 Jul 2022; see discussion (5 participants)
- 23 Jun 2022 – Mr. Rommel (talk · · hist) AfDed by Ploni (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 03 Jul 2022; see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
- 21 Jun 2022 – Tercio "Gran Capitán" No. 1 of the Legion (talk · · hist) AfDed by Iseult (t · c) was closed as no consensus by Star Mississippi (t · c) on 06 Jul 2022; see discussion (5 participants; relisted)
- 12 Jun 2022 – Operation Balboa (talk · · hist) AfDed by NoonIcarus (t · c) was closed as redirect by Star Mississippi (t · c) on 05 Jul 2022; see discussion (5 participants; relisted)
Categories for discussion
- 24 Jun 2022 – Category:Spanish architecture by century (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Fayenatic london (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Jun 2022 – Category:Spanish architecture by period (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Fayenatic london (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Jun 2022 – Category:Newspapers published in Spain by city (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Apr 2022 – Category:People from Villafranca de los Barros (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Apr 2022 – Category:People from Villablino (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Apr 2022 – Category:People from Viana (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Apr 2022 – Category:People from Verín (comarca) (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Apr 2022 – Category:People from Valle del Ambroz (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Apr 2022 – Category:People from Valle de Cofrentes (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Apr 2022 – Category:People from Torredelcampo (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
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Templates for discussion
- 27 Jun 2022 – Template:S-line/Metro Bilbao right/2 (talk · · hist) TfDed by Gonnym (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 27 Jun 2022 – Template:S-line/Metro Bilbao right/1 (talk · · hist) TfDed by Gonnym (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 27 Jun 2022 – Template:S-line/Metro Bilbao left/2 (talk · · hist) TfDed by Gonnym (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 27 Jun 2022 – Template:S-line/Metro Bilbao left/1 (talk · · hist) TfDed by Gonnym (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 27 Jun 2022 – Template:Metro Bilbao style (talk · · hist) TfDed by Gonnym (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 27 Jun 2022 – Template:Metro Bilbao stations (talk · · hist) TfDed by Gonnym (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 27 Jun 2022 – Template:Metro Bilbao lines (talk · · hist) TfDed by Gonnym (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 27 Jun 2022 – Template:Metro Bilbao color (talk · · hist) TfDed by Gonnym (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 04 Jul 2022 – Publius AElius Hadrian (talk · · hist) →Hadrian was RfDed by StarTrekker (t · c); see discussion
Featured article candidates
- 21 Jun 2022 – Second Punic War (talk · · hist) was FA nominated by Gog the Mild (t · c); see discussion
A-Class review
- undated – Battle of Winchelsea (talk · · hist) was put up for A-Class review
Good article nominees
Requested moves
- 06 Jul 2022 – Binter Mediterraneo (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to Binter Mediterráneo by Idmsdmsalescaleneiviq (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Jun 2022 – Seccio Esportiva AEM Women (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to SE AEM by MonFrontieres (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Jun 2022 – FC Barcelona B (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to FC Barcelona Atlètic by BrazilianDude70 (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Jun 2022 – 2022 NATO Madrid summit (talk · · hist) move request to 2022 Madrid summit by JayCoop (t · c) was moved to 2022 Madrid summit (talk · · hist) by Mellohi! (t · c) on 05 Jul 2022; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 26 May 2022 – Castilian languages (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to West Iberian languages by SnowFire (t · c); see discussion
- 03 May 2022 – Junta (Peninsular War) (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Supreme Central Junta by Mhawk10 (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Mar 2022 – Editorial Bruguera (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Ediciones B by Unknown Temptation (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Feb 2022 – Word of the year (Spain) (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Fundéu by Buidhe (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Oct 2021 – Més–Compromís (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Valencian Nationalist Bloc by MarioGom (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Oct 2021 – Church of El Salvador o de la Transfiguración (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to La Roda by BobKilcoyne (t · c); see discussion
- 31 Aug 2021 – Oxcars (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Free Culture Forum by DGG (t · c); see discussion
Articles to be split
- 25 Mar 2022 – Valley of the Fallen (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Fiabx (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Feb 2021 – Hispanophobia (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Asqueladd (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Feb 2020 – Human rights in Spain (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Asqueladd (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Apr 2019 – Rurales (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Aeusoes1 (t · c); see discussion
Articles for creation
- 05 Jul 2022 – Draft:Manuel Álvarez Ortega (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mcfellie (t · c)
- 08 Jun 2022 – Draft:J. Martín Ramírez (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Juan Cayón Peña (t · c)
- 03 Jun 2022 – Draft:Las Dos Antiguas (company) (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Vitryfr (t · c)
- 13 May 2022 – Draft:Oscar Marín (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Tjjanabi1 (t · c)
- 02 May 2022 – Draft:Normes del Puig (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Sepharad1 (t · c)
- 29 Jun 2022 – Draft:Noel López (talk · · hist) submitted for AfC by Oltrepier (t · c) was accepted to Noel López (talk · · hist) by Storchy (t · c) on 04 Jul 2022
- 23 Mar 2022 – Draft:Frutos María Martínez (talk · · hist) submitted for AfC by Laura Vhe (t · c) was accepted to Frutos María Martínez (talk · · hist) by Missvain (t · c) on 01 Jul 2022
Deletion sorting
DYK alerts
- 16 June 2010 - José Albi is a DYK frontpage item for the next 5.5 hours. ----moreno oso (talk) 12:33, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
- 07 January 2014 - Matthew Cook (rugby union) is a DYK frontpage item until 00:00 UTC. ---- The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 17:46, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
Recognized content
A detailed list of all recognized content is available at Spain recognized content.
Featured articles
- AMX-30E
- Battle of Bicocca
- Battle of Ceresole
- Battle of the Gebora
- El Greco
- The Garden of Earthly Delights
- FC Barcelona
- Italian War of 1521–1526
- Las Meninas
- Leopard 2E
- Lince (tank)
- Oran fatwa
- Panzer I
- Rokeby Venus
- Same-sex marriage in Spain
- T-26
- Tanks in the Spanish Army
- The Disasters of War
- Verdeja
- War of the League of Cambrai
Good articles
See Category:A-Class Spain articles and Category:GA-Class Spain articles.
Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team release version selections
- Spain
- Pablo Picasso
- Diego Velázquez
- Miguel de Cervantes
- Madrid
- Barcelona
- Philip II of Spain
- Hernán Cortés
- Habsburg Spain
- War of the Spanish Succession
Recognized content candidates and review
Please follow the instructions at Wikipedia:WikiProject Spain/Peer review.
Featured article candidates and review
Good article candidates and review
Peer review requested
- Spanish Civil War and Foreign Involvement
- Geography of Spain U5K0 09:18, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
- Francisco Franco
- Joan Pujol Garcia
- Battle of Alsasua --A. C. Santacruz (talk) 11:20, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
- Republicanism in Spain -- The maintenance tags and ratings are from article's creation (2014), but the page seems up to date. No in-depth review needed, only tags & ratings. SamuelRiv (talk) 17:52, 19 June 2022 (UTC)
Formerly recognized content
Former featured articles
- Battle of Aljubarrota (delisted 20 April 2006)
- Salvador Dali (on main page 11 May 2004; delisted 28 October 2009)
- Ferdinand Magellan (on main page 31 August 2004; delisted 15 March 2006)
- Habsburg Spain (delisted 1 July 2007)
- Diego Velázquez (delisted 19 January 2007)
- War of the Spanish Succession (delisted 30 June 2008)
Former good articles
- Barcelona (delisted 7 February 2007)
- Charlemagne (delisted 7 June 2008)
- Dutch Revolt (delisted 27 September 2007)
- Lope de Barrientos (delisted 18 August 2009)
- Madrid (delisted 27 September 2007)
- Music of Spain (delisted 12 March 2007)
- Spanish Armada (delisted 9 September 2008)
Criteria for assessing articles
Consult Wikipedia:WikiProject Spain/Assessment for information on assessing articles and the criteria utilized.
Task forces
The following are Task forces currently recognized as associated with this WikiProject:
- Spanish cinema task force
- WikiProject Military history/Spanish military history task force
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Africa/Spanish Africa work group
Requests for article improvement
- Álava
- Almedíjar
- Carpanta
- Caudiel
- Province of Ávila
- Province of Badajoz
- Province of Barcelona
- Segovia
- Timeline of Valencia
Article requests
History
- Germanic invasions of the Iberian Peninsula (es) Briefly covered in Hispania#Germanic Hispania.
- Abacus Library-Cooperative (References: [1])
Buildings
- Church of Santa María (Aranda de Duero) es
- Roman theatre of Málaga es
- Dehesa del Saler es
- Iglesia de los Santos Juanes es
- Iglesia de Santa Catalina es
- Basílica de la Virgen de los Desamparados es
- Iglesia de San Juan del Hospital es
- Palace of Justice (Valencia) (Palacio de Justicia) es
- Casa consistorial de Valencia es
- Pretorio = Palacio de Augusto = Castillo de Pilatos, building from Antiquity in Tarragona, Spain
Military
- Junta de Jefes de Estado Mayor es
- Jefes de Estado Mayor del Ejército de Tierra de España es
- Fuerzas Armadas durante la dictadura franquista es
Villages
- Dehesillaes
- Doney de la Requejadaes
- Mahuella, Tauladella, Rafalell y Vistabella es
- Sabucedo d:Q3396827
Regions
Rivers
- River Camba es
- River Riánsares es
- River Saa es
- River Selmo es
- River Valdejudíos es
- Guadiana Viejo es
Mountains
Businesses
Restaurants
Retail
Streets
Barcelona
Madrid
Sevilla
Málaga
Granada
Marbella
Puerto Banús
Valencia
Vigo
TV series
Actors and actresses
Image requests
In addition to posting your image requests here, on the talk page(s) of the subject(s), and on the Wikimedia Commons, please also post them at es:Wikipedia:Imágenes solicitadas on the Spanish Wikipedia. If you do not know Spanish, you can ask someone at es:Wikipedia:Embajadas to help you.
Related projects
- Spanish Translation of the Week
- (in Spanish) Wikiproyecto España
- WikiProject Galicia
- WikiProject Basque
- WikiProject Catalan-speaking Countries
- WikiProject Catalonia
Categories
Spain-related categories are collected here.
Stubs
Some stub categories to put Spain-related articles are collected here.
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Vocabulary
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Spain/Glossary Under construction as of January 2010. An attempt to identify terms—especially official terms—that come up a lot in articles about Spain, and to come up with suggested translations into English.
Sister Project links
- Kept. But there is an ongoing discussion about purging the sources here. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:45, 26 July 2020 (UTC)
Ratonero Murciano de Huerta up for deletion
- Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · NYT · WP Library
- Ratonero Murciano de Huerta (|talk|history|links|watch|logs|google) AfD discussion
Spanish Rat terrier. I've added sources, but they are all foreign language. Spanish speakers might help. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 14:12, 15 July 2020 (UTC)
- Kept. But there is an ongoing discussion about purging the sources here. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 18:45, 26 July 2020 (UTC)