History of Spain
Introduction • References • Contributors • Print version Ancient Spain • Roman Spain • Visigoths • Spain Divided • Habsburg Spain Bourbon Spain • Napoleonic Wars • First Restoration • First Republic Second Restoration • Second Republic • Francoism • Third Republic

Since the death of Franco, Spain rapidly opened up and democratic institutions developed. In 1986 Spain joined the EU (then known as the EEC) and the country's population has grown because of immigration from Latin America, Africa, the UK and other European countries.