1492-1650 Spain

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  • Aug 3, 1492

    Voyage to the Americas [Colonization/Exploration]

    Voyage to the Americas [Colonization/Exploration]
    Christoper Columbus sails to the Americas.
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Landing in the Americas [Colonization/Exploration]

    Landing in the Americas [Colonization/Exploration]
    Columbus and his crew spot land off the coast of the Carribeans.
  • Jan 1, 1493

    Line of Demarcation [Colonization/Exploration]

    Line of Demarcation [Colonization/Exploration]
    Ferdinad and Isabella appealed to Pope Alexander VI to support their claim to their land in the Americas.
    The Line of Demarcation divided the non-Eurpopewan world into two zones, Spain had the lands west of the line and Portugal had the lands east of the line.
  • Jan 1, 1513

    Passage through Panama [Colonization/Exploration]

    Passage through Panama [Colonization/Exploration]
    Vasco Nunez de Balboa mae a passage way through the jungles of Panama with the aide of local natives inorder to make a path from the Atlantic Ocean to the Paciffic.
  • Jan 1, 1519

    Assault on the Aztecs [War/Conquest]

    Assault on the Aztecs [War/Conquest]
    Herman Cortes landed on the coast of Mexico whith 600 men, 16 horses, and some cannons in order to conquer the native Aztec Empire because they were rich in gold and silver which Spain wanted for itself.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1521 to Dec 31, 1571

    Seizing the Phillippines [Colonization/Exploration]

    King Phillip II works on his plan to conquer the Philippines and settle them because they could be easily conquered and controlled.
  • Jan 1, 1532

    Pizarro prevails in Peru [War/Conquest]

    Pizarro prevails in Peru [War/Conquest]
    Francisco Pizarro arrived in Peru after the INcan civil war and was determined to conquer them in order to gain their vast riches for Spain.
  • Jan 1, 1556

    Abdication [Government]

    Abdication [Government]
    Charles V abdicated the Hapsburg Empire to his brother Ferdinad and his son Philip II. Ferdinad was given central Europe. Phillip II was given Spain, the Netherlands, and all of Spains overseas empire.

  • Invincible Armada [Conquest]

    Invincible Armada [Conquest]
    The Spanish armada sailed off to conquer the United Kingdom and convert it to Catholosism, but a vicious storm forced the armada to return to Spain for repairs. The next time the armada sailed off, they made it to the United Kingdom they survived the first attack on the british, but when they stopped to wait for their army the british destroyed the rest of the armada.

  • Sigelo de Oro (Golden Century) [Economy]

    Sigelo de Oro (Golden Century) [Economy]
    The defeat of the Spanish Armada marked the end of Spain's golden age because it showed that they could be easily beaten by a much weaker country.