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Oct 13, 1492
Columbus Sails
christopher columbus sails the ocean blue in 1492 with the three ship the nina, the pinta, and the santa maria. -
Jan 1, 1493
Line of Demarkation
The pope creates a line around the earth that gives spain all land left of the line. -
Oct 13, 1519
Charles v king
Charles I becomes king of the hapsburg empire and changes his name to Charles V. -
Oct 13, 1521
Tenohitlan falls
conqistador Henando Cortez succeds in taking over the astec capital of tenochitlan. -
Oct 13, 1556
Charles V quits, Philip becomes king
Charles V resigns kingship and hands it over to his son, Philip. -
Oct 13, 1571
Battle of Lepanto
the spanish assists venice in their battle against the ottoman empire. -
British navy beats Spanish armada
British use of explosive fireships and weather defeat the large Spanish armada. -
Don Quixote
Don Quixote, the first modern novel is published. -
End of golden age
The spanish golden age comes to an offcial end.
