I have always liked Spain, been there probably between a dozen times between my time in the USN and my honeymoon (went there twice since then).
I lost complete respect for the Spanish when they pulled out of Iraq and Afghanistan following the subway bombing.
If they had said at some random point they were withdrawing their troops, I could have accepted that. The fact that they completely bent to the will of the terrorists and did exactly what they were aiming for was inexcusable.
I hope you are enjoying it there, always seemed like a good place to me, apart from the politics.
The bombings happened 3 days before national elections and the incompetent way the ruling party handled the bombings turned the tide towards the party that had been opposed to having troops from the start. I remember seeing video after video of charred and disfigured bodies, videos that got leaked and infuriated the people who ended up punishing the ruling party. Once they were turned out of office the winners just did what they said they would do before any troops were sent in.