1 Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to go into orbit, launched 4 October 1957. 2  Sputnik 2, the first spacecraft to carry a living animal (the dog Laika), launched 3 November 1957.  Sputnik 3, a research satellite launched 15 May 1958.
By population the 3 largest cities in Spain are Madrid 2.9 million, Barcelona 1.5 million, and Valencia 741,000. They include: the capital Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia. Onlyâ¦ two  of Spain's cities, the national capital Madrid and Barcelona, have  populations of more than one million.
La Concha is one of the best city beaches in Europe, let alone Spain. Situated in the north-east corner of Spain, near the western end of the border with France, San Sebastian sebastiÃ¡n is a chic coastal city with Excellent (pintxos The basque name for) tapas and one of the nicest beaches'you ll ever get in a. citypain has over 5,000 miles of coastline, much of which is graced with beautiful beaches. Though the tourists flock to the Costa Blanca and the Costa del Sol, there are beautiful beaches all over Spain (well, where there's coastline, anyway!). See below for the best beaches in Spain. More Spain Beaches.