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Feb 24, 1500
Carlos I
Was born in the Flemish city of Ghent.
In 1517 went to Castilla (he did not speah Spanish). -
Apr 23, 1519
Revolt of the Brotherhoods 1519-1523
As the same time of th Batlle of Villalar in Valencia and Mallorca, the bourgeoisie and peasants rose up against the nobility. -
Apr 22, 1520
Revolt of the Comuneros
Castillas was suffered a crisis because Carlos I used the taxes collected to finance his appointment as Holy Roman Emperor, this provoked the revolt of the comuneros, that th nobility and the bourgeoisie rose up against the government. -
Apr 23, 1521
Batlle of Villalar
The high nobility and the king´s who supported him defeated the ¨comuneros¨ at this battle. The most important leaders of the comuneros being: Juan Bravo, Juan de Padilla and Francisco Maldonado. -
May 21, 1527
Felipe II
Felipe II was the Carlos son. -
Aug 10, 1557
Wars of Felipe II
Against France, Battle of Saint Quentin - Peace of Cateau-Cambresis in 1559, between Catholics and Protestants. -
Mar 14, 1561
Madrid the capital
Felipe made the capital of his kindom in Madrid. He choose Madrid for his geo-strategic position, the absence of big nobility in this area and his co-propietor past. -
Jul 28, 1568
Wars of Felipe II
Against the Protestants in the Low Countries. In 1568 the Calvinsm people rose up against the king. The independence of Spanish Crowns was proclamated in 1581.
The war lasted until 1648. -
Nov 10, 1568
War of the Alpujarras
The policy of imposing Catholicism and discriminating against the religious minorities caused the Moriscon in Granada to revolt in 1568. This revolt was finally suppressed the army led by John of Austria in 1570. -
Oct 7, 1571
Wars of Felipe II
Against the Otoman Empire. In the naval Batlle of Lepanto the ottomans were defeated and ceased to be a threat. -
Wars of Felipe II
Against England.
Elizabeth was an Anglican and defended the Preoestant rebels in the Low Countries against the King of Spain. Felipe II formed a powerful flet know as Great Armada. Its objetive was to transport troops from Portugal and Flanders, invade England and depose the queen. The Spanish fleet was defeated by English attacks off the British Isles.
