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Why isn't Spain called a "united kingdom" since it incorporates several kingdoms like Castille, Navarre, Aragon etc? And why wasn't it called "United Kingdom of Spain and Portugal" at the time of the Iberian Union in 1580 since both shared the same king?

by /u/[deleted] in /r/AskHistorians

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