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Leases for these respective monopolies were awarded on a competitive basis to the highest bidder and subject to strict controls. Above : Baralla Galega, Above : Capel Vinos, Newsletter Email address. The suits are usually numbered through 1 - A peculiarity to be observed in Spanish cards is that the suits of cups, swords and clubs have respectively one, two and three gaps or intervals in the upper and lower marginal lines of every card, called pintas. The Spanish state playing card monopoly was first established during the reign of Felipe II, in the 16th century. Catalonia experienced a revival of its importance in the Mediterranean reaching as far as Egypt. An abundance of early literary references are in the Spanish language. Above : archaic Moorish playing cards, XV century. Above : archaic Spanish playing cards dated Above : Recreo Infantil, Above : Spanish Conjuring Cards, Above : Juan Roura, Barcelona. Above : Mapuche Indian Playing Cards. First name. Above : Gothic Spanish-suited cards. He is the earliest named card-maker. Above : Baraja 'Te Amo'. Above : early XV century cards. Playing cards have been popular in Spain since their very first introduction there. Above : Zoo Comics, Above : Baraja Andaluza. Last name.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} Spanish playing cards are today divided into several distinctive types or patterns, some more ancient than others, which are often associated with different regions, as well as a wide range of non-standard cards which testify to the creative genius of Spanish artists. Above : Joan Barbot, San Sebastian, c. The catholic monarchs inherited the trading routes linking the Cantabrian ports with Flemish and French production centres. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}One view is that the early history of playing cards in Europe was related to the invasion of North Africa, Spain and Sicily by Islamic forces during the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt which ended in This coincided with the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada 13th - 15th century , the last Islamic stronghold in the Iberian Peninsula, which was linked to North Africa via the Strait of Gibraltar. Other 15th and 16th century evidence of Spanish playing cards have turned up in Latin American museums and archives. Some of the earliest-known tarot cards, hand painted and illuminated in the 15th century, were supposed to have been discovered in Seville although the game of tarocchi has never been played in Spain. Above : 17thth century Spanish playing cards. At the same time many Spanish-suited packs were engraved in Germany during the second half of the fifteenth century. An interesting example are the archaic Spanish-suited cards unearthed in the Lower Rimac valley , Peru during archaeological excavations which are very similar to cards by Francisco Flores preserved in the Archivo de Indias Seville. With the marriage in of the Catholic monarchs Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castille, the Spanish nationality came into existence in its definitive form. To this they soon added trade routes to England, North Africa and Italy. Above : Archaic sixteenth century playing cards by Francisco Flores.