The Spanish Armada was defeated in the English Channel.
Spain became a world leader
Anglo-Spanish War (1585): The war ended.
Charles II of Spain was crowned.
the War of the Spanish Succession, which concluded in the establishment of the Bourbon dynasty in Spain.
War of the Spanish Succession: The war began.
Seven Years' War: Spain declared war on Great Britain
Napoleonic legacy of political division and economic dislocation leaves Spain weak and unstable, with frequent changes of government and a low-level insurgency by Carlist supporters of a rival branch of the royal family.
Napoleon's France occupies Spain, which has been a French satellite since 1795. Fierce nationalist resistance and British intervention in the Peninsular War gradually force French troops out.