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Entered Union: May 23, 1788 (8th State)Present constitution adopted: 1895
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Area: 20,742. (8,008 sq. mi.); about the size of Massachusetts.
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The Spanish civil war (1936–39) truncated the cultural evolution of the country. Many writers went into exile. Salinas, Guillén,…
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