Spain

Spain was a country in southwestern Europe, bordered to the west by Portugal and to the north by France.

Early 20th century
In the 1930s, the Spanish Civil War took place. It saw two large political parties and their supporters fight for control of Spain. During this time, many previously small factions came into play. Anarchists, communists and fascists all took part in the war.

The Eighth Doctor, Anji Kapoor and Fitz Kreiner visited Spain in 1937. They stayed in the anarchist-held Barcelona while studying anomalies in history. (EDA: History 101)

Late 20th century
In 1985, a Sontaran-Androgum group landed in Seville, taking over a local villa. One of the Androgums, along with an infected Second Doctor, headed into town to try one of the local restaurants. (DW: The Two Doctors)

21st century
Elton Pope was fond of Spain, as he noted in his video diary. (DW: Love and Monsters)

During the "Cyberman invasion", Donna Noble was scuba-diving in Spain and didn't witness them even though, as the Tenth Doctor noted, "They had Cybermen in Spain too". (DW: The Runaway Bride)

In 2059, Spain was involved in space travel. When the Tenth Doctor arrived at Bowie Base One, it was theorised he might be part of a Spanish Mars mission. (DW: The Waters of Mars)

Behind the scenes

 * After plans to shoot scenes in America fell through, The Two Doctors was filmed in Spain, one of the few serials of the original series to be filmed outside the United Kingdom, and the last before the original series ended in 1989. In the mid-1990s, Doctor Who was the next adventure filmed outside the UK, when it was produced in Canada.