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Jan 19, 1013
Spain seperated into small kingdoms
Spain divided, and is still divided into 17 different autonomous communities. Every one has its very own unique cuisine. Some dishes gained popularity all over Spain. Some even internationally. -
May 25, 1085
Chirstian kingdom took over Toledo.
Alfonso VI of Castile took Toledo and established direct personal control over the Moorish city from which he had been exacting tribute. This ended the medieval Taifa's Kingdom of Toledo. -
Jan 19, 1137
Kingdom of Aragon formed
The county of Barcelona united with Aragon in 1137. -
War of Spainish succession.
(1702-14)(No exact date) Bourbrn dynasty accepted Spainsh throne. As France and Spain were among the most powerful states of Europe, such a unification would have drastically altered the European balance of power. fought primarily by forces supporting the unification,such as, loyal to Philip V, France and the Electorate of Bavaria, against those opposing unification, the Spanish loyal to Archduke Charles, the Holy Roman Empire, Great Britain, the Dutch Republic, Portugal and the Duchy of Savoy -
Peninsular War against Napoleon.
1808-14 -The war began when French and Spanish armies crossed Spain and invaded Portugal in 1807. Then, in 1808, France turned on its ally, Spain. The war lasted until the Sixth Coalition defeated Napoleon in 1814. -
Spainsh-American five month War.
August 12, 1898 - Spain lost colonies including Cuba, Guam, and Puerto Rico. s a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence. -
Spain became a Rebublic
1931–1939 - The 2nd Spanish Republic was proclaimed when King Alfonso XIII left the country following municipal elections in which republican candidates won the majority of votes. -
Barcelona hosted Summer Olympic games; Seville Expo 92
1992, the Summer Games were the last to be staged in the same year as the Winter Games. -
ETA responsible for Madrid car bombings
These attacks were allegedly by Al-Qaeda. -
Spainish peacekeepers returning from Afghanistan killed in plane crash.
2003- 62 - More than 70 people were killed in a plane crash in Turkey. Most of them were Spanish. -
Madrid car bombing.
The 2005 Madrid car bombing killed 40 people. -
ETA declasred ceasefirt.
Over 20,000 illegal immigrants from Africa arrived in the Canary Islands.
