#Spanish history
- Alguacil — A public official, bailiff, or lower-ranking officer in medieval Spain and its colonies, in charge of maintaining public order, executing court mandates, and guarding prisoners. In modern bullfighting, it tracks the two riders opening the arena parade.
- Alguazil — An orthographic and phonetic variant for 'alguacil', frequently utilized inside historical European documents and older literary translations; a subordinate administrative or judicial officer in the medieval Iberian Peninsula. It tracks phonetic integration across Romance languages.
- Almanzor — The historical era name and military title borne by the famous Muslim political and military leader of Al-Andalus (Al-Mansur, c. 938–1002), de facto regent of the Caliphate of Cordoba, renowned for his victorious campaigns against the Christian kingdoms of northern Spain. In geography, the term designates the highest mountain peak in the Sierra de Gredos landmass (Pico Almanzor, 2,592 m) in central Spain, named in his honor according to local legends.
- Altamyra y Crevea — An alternative spelling form, regional graphical variant, or historical transcription used in the past for the name of the famous Spanish historian, jurist, and writer Rafael Altamira y Crevea (1866–1951). A prominent figure in Iberian culture, nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and a judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice, his name appears structurally under this spelling in period documents and old European bibliographies.
- Andalusia — An autonomous community located in southern Spain, being the most populated and the second largest in the country, with its historical and administrative capital in Seville. The region is globally recognized for its fascinating cultural heritage, influenced by centuries of coexistence among Christian, Moorish, and Jewish cultures, being the birthplace of flamenco music and housing monuments of exceptional universal value such as the Alhambra in Granada.
- Auto-da-fe — A solemn public ceremony historically organized by the Inquisition Court (especially in Spain and Portugal), during which sentences pronounced against heretics or those accused of religious offenses were proclaimed and executed; by popular extension, the term denotes the execution of convicts by burning at the stake or the destruction by fire of books deemed forbidden or dangerous to dogma.