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What did the Spaniards invent?

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Other useful everyday Spanish inventions include the first modern version of the stapler (Juan Solozabal and Juan Olive), the first mechanical pencil sharpener (Ignacio Urresti), the classical guitar, and packaged cigarettes, among many others. Spanish inventions also include items with a fun flare.


Hereof, when was Spain invented?

December 6, 1978

Secondly, was the stapler invented in Spain? The first stapler, designed and created in the Basque country of Spain for French King, Louis XV, in the 18th century. The staples had engraved on them the royal emblem.

In this way, what did Spain contribute to the world?

Spain established the economic superiority of Europe over the rest of the world with the massive inflow of capital into the continent through Spain's trade, also by establishing colonial barriers in transatlantic trade that guaranteed capital flowed into Europe and goods out from Europe.

What sports originated in Spain?

Sport in Spain in the second half of the 20th century has always been dominated by football. Other popular sport activities include basketball, tennis, cycling, handball, motorcycling, Judo, Formula One, water sports, rhythmic gymnastics, golf, bullfighting and skiing.

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