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Millions gather to watch as solar eclipse plunges swathe of Spain into darkness

The moon completely covers the sun during a total solar eclipse as seen from the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory in Arcos de las Salinas, near Teruel, Spain, 12 August 2026.
The moon completely covers the sun during a total solar eclipse as seen from the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory in Arcos de las Salinas, near Teruel, Spain, 12 August 2026. © REUTERS - Christian Hartmann

Millions of spectators – tourists and locals alike – gathered in parks and cities across Spain to see Wednesday's total solar eclipse, the first of its kind in the country in more than a century.

As impressive as it was fleeting, lasting barely two minutes, the rare astronomical event delighted Spaniards and tourists alike across a band of the country stretching from Galicia to the Mediterranean coast and the Balearic Islands.

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