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Why do Italian cities change their names in English, but other countries like Spain and France retain the native name for their city?

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Why is hot spice regularly found in portuguese cuisine but hardly ever in spanish?

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In the city of Seville, Spain, there's a very famous story saying that part of the reason there are so many oranges in the city is that the rind was used in the production of gunpowder. However, I can't find any evidence of this online. Were oranges ever used by the Spanish to produce gunpowder?

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Why didn't central Europe respond to the Umayyad conquest of Spain in 711?

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Why do Italian cities change their names in English, but other countries like Spain and France retain the native name for their city?	312
Why is hot spice regularly found in portuguese cuisine but hardly ever in spanish?	84
In the city of Seville, Spain, there's a very famous story saying that part of the reason there are so many oranges in the city is that the rind was used in the production of gunpowder. However, I can't find any evidence of this online. Were oranges ever used by the Spanish to produce gunpowder?	28
Why didn't central Europe respond to the Umayyad conquest of Spain in 711?	10