The largest region (autonomous community) of Spain is Castile and Léon (Castilla y Léon) with an area of 94,224 km² 36,380 miles².
The largest thimble is made from copper and measures 12.503 cm (4.92 in) tall and weighs 318.46 g (11.23 oz). It was handmade by the Pérez brothers of Ripoll, Spain in 2000.
The largest truffle cake is 1,041 kg (2,295 lb) and was made by the Asociacion de pasteleros de Burgos to celebrate the centenary of CAJA CIRCULO in Plaza España, Burgos, Spain, on 19 March 2009. The cake was made by bakers from 6 bakeries in Burgos. It consisted of truffles, choclate, eggs and flour. The cake was then distributed to the thousands of people in Burgos who waited patiently for up to two hours for their piece of birthday cake.
The largest vessel water skied /wake boarded behind is the AIDAbella operated by captain Josef Husmann (Germany) with a gross tonnage of 69,203. Galileo TV reporter Jan Schwiderek (Germany) successfully water-skied for six minutes 25 seconds at 14 knots (26 km/h, 16 mph) behind the ship outside of Alicante, Spain, on 1 October 2010. AIDAbella has the following dimensions: Length Overall 252.00 m, Breadth 32.20 m, Air Draught @ Design Draught 48.00 m, Design Draught 7.30 m, Passenger Cabins 1,025
The largest vegetable stew weighed 2,040 kg (4,497 lb 6.88 oz) and was achieved by Ayuntamiento de Tudela at the Paseo del Queiles, in the city of Tudela, Spain, on 30 April 2011. The stew consisted of the following vegetables: artichokes, peas, fava beans, green beans, asparagus, onion and garlic, all grown locally. This is a local dish called menestra and was made from 625 kg (1,377 lb 14.24 oz) of artichokes, 500 kg (1,102 lb 4.96 oz) peas, 500 kg (1,102 lb 4.96 oz)
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The longest unbeaten run for matches played at home by a football manager is nine years by Jose Mourinho (Portugal) managing Porto (Portugal), Chelsea (UK), Inter Milan (Italy) and Real Madrid (Spain) from 22 February, 2002, to 19 February, 2011.
The longest leg hair is 16.51 cm (6.5 in) long and belongs to Wesley Pemberton (USA), as measured on the set of ‘Lo show dei record´, in Madrid, Spain, on 9 February 2008.
Svetlana Pankratova (Russia) has the world’s longest legs, verified as measuring 132 cm (51.9 in) in Torremolinos, Spain on 8 July 2003. Watch a video featuring Svetlana from the Spanish television show Guinness World Records in Madrid, Spain. Related Records Largest Hands
The world’s longest line of horses involved 105 horses linked by harnesses in single file and was achieved by Jose Antonio Martínez (Spain) and Amics del Cavall de Benicarló on 18 January 2004 in Benicarló, Valence, Spain.
On 19 October 2002 an unbroken line of firecrackers was detonated in Sueca, Valencia, Spain, measuring 11 km (6.83 miles) long. The unbroken line of 11 km (6.83 miles) was part of a larger attempt of 21 km (13.04 miles), but the line stopped at the 4 km (2.48 miles), 5 km (3.10 miles) and 10 km (6.21 miles) marks.