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Oct 19, 1469
Isabel and Fernando II married
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Aug 12, 1492
Cristobal Colon discovered America
Cristobal Colon leaved Spain to discover a new world. He discovered nect to his tripulation America. The trip was composed by 3 small ships. They were named the Santa Maria, The Pinta and The Nina.
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British defeats Spanish Armada
Spain was no longer a sea power after that defeat. After 8 hours of continous fighting, a wind direction change, made the Spanish break off from the battle and retreat towards the North Sea. -
War of Spanish Succesion
A major European conflict in the early 18th century was caused by the dead of the last Habsburg King of Spain, Carlos II in 1700. Timetoast -
Spain declared war to Great Britain
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2 de Mayo Uprising
It was a rebellion by the citizens of Madrid against the French occupation, provoking a brutal repression by the French troops and starting the Independence War. Timetoast -
Battle of Bailén
It was first open conflict between the French army and Spain army, who were inferiority, France was defeated and, because of this, Napoleon took it as an insult and decided to come personality to finish the conflict to Spain Timetoast -
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Colonies claim their independence from Spain
Venezuela declares its independence from Spain. Other colonies soon claimed their independence. After Spanish lost the Spanish American War in 1898, Spain gives up their control of Cuba, Philippines, and other colony possessions. -
Battle of Luchana
It occurred at Bilbao during the night. The Carlists were besieging Bilbao and were defeated at this battle, causing the retire of the army. -
The Convention of Vergara
It was a treaty successfully ending the First Carlist War, signed by Rafael Maroto for the Carlisists and Baldomero Espartero for the Isabelines. This writing acknowledged Isabella as queen of Spain. Timetoast -
3. Spanish Constitution
Sovereignity was shared between the crown and the Parliament; suffrage was extremely limited. -
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Reign of María Cristina of Habsburg
María Cristina was pregnant wen the king died so she ruled while his son grew up. During her reign ther was a sistem based in pacific turn changing the power between Liberalists and Conservatives. -
Spanish American War
Spain declared war on the US on April 24, followed by a US. declaration of war the next day. The Spanish American War was a problem fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. -
Treaty of París
The teatry puts an end to the war between the United States of America and Spain. Spain has to give the independence to Cuba, Puerto Rico and Filipinas. This event marked the end of the Spanish Empire. Timetoast -
Spanish Flu Pandemic
The 1918 flu pandemic was a deadly and unusual influenza pandemic, the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus. It killed more people than World War I did. Timetoast -
Francisco Franco became Dicator
Francisco was the Spain dictator for 36 years. Spanish general and the Caudillo of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975. He came from a military, he became the youngest general in Spain. He also became one of the youngest generals in Europe in the 1920s. Timetoast -
Spain becomed a democracy
Spain was allowed to vote. They became a democracy after the death of Francisco Franco in 1975. -
Madrid train bombings
At Atocha station, explosions killed 192 people and injured around 2,000. The investigation by the Spanish judiciary found that the attacks were directed by an al-Qaeda-inspired terrorist. Timetoast