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Jan 1, 1469
The mirriage of Isabel I and Fernando II
Isabel I and Fernando II, called the Catholic Kings, they mirriage and united the Kingdoms of Catile and Aragon. -
Aug 3, 1492
Three caravels
Colombus set off with caravels, called Pinta, Santa Maria and Niña, from port of Palos de la Frontera, in Huelva. -
Oct 14, 1492
The expedition reached land
The expedition reached land. Colombus thought he had landed on an island in the Caribbean. Colombus thought he had arrived in Japan. -
Jan 1, 1500
People
Many people believed that Earth was flat. -
Jan 1, 1516
Carlos I
He became the king of Spain, called Carlos I. -
Jan 1, 1556
Felipe II
Felipe II became ruler of the largest empire of its time. -
Jan 1, 1566
The Netherlands
The Netherlands rose up against Spanish rule. -
Jan 1, 1571
The battle of lepanto
He defeated the Turks at the battle of lepanto -
Jan 1, 1580
The empire expanded
The empire expanded more when the Kingdoms of Portugal came under Spanish rule. -
Powerful fleet of warship
Although the armada was a powerful fleet of warship. -
The death of Felipe II
After the death of Felipe II, the Spanish Empire weakened and began to break up. -
Powerful empire
Spain became a powerful empire, the largest that has ever existed. -
The favourites kings
The kings Felipe III, Felipe IV and Carlos II all had favourites called validos.
King Carlos II died without leavinga successor. -
The battle of Almansa
The battle of Almansa. This was the decisive battle in the trriumph of Felipe V of Spain. -
The war of succession ended
The war of succession ended, with the singning of the Treaty Utrecht. -
Spain and the Americas
Great Britain and Portugal disrupted trade routes between Spain and the Americas. -
Riot of Aranjuez
The riot of Aranjuez forced Carlos IV to abdicate. His son became the next king, Fernando VII.
