This is a history course aimed at investigating the rich urban, landscape and architectural legacy of Spain, tracing the multiple histories of the Spain through the ceremonial and quotidian spaces of Madrid as it developed as the capital city of the Catholic monarchy and the monuments of Al-Andalus, the Islamic caliphate in Southern Spain. The course is structures so that each week there will be an in-class lecture and a walking tour of Madrid. There will also be several field trips to historic sites.