Spanish timeline

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  • 718 BCE

    The Reconquista begins by the Christians to retake Spain.

    The Reconquista is the name given to a long series of wars and battles between the Christian Kingdoms and the Muslim Moors for control of the Iberian Peninsula. It lasted for a good portion of the Middle Ages from 718 to 1492.
  • 500 BCE

    The Visigoths take over much of Spain

    Visigoth wait for Rome to take over. they new the Romans would be weak so they could take over.
  • 264 BCE

    war between Rome and Carthage

    Carthage was a large City located on the coast of North Africa. This sounds like a long way away at first, but Carthage was just a short sea voyage from Rome across the Mediterranean Sea. Both cities were major powers at the time and both were expanding their empires. As the empires grew, they began to clash and soon war had begun.
  • 1469

    Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon are married.

    Isabella married Ferdinand II Wich led to much land being merged and Spain massively growing
  • 1491

    Queen Isabella sponsors the expedition of explorer Christopher Columbus. He discovers the New World.

    Christopher Columbus is the explorer who is credited for discovering America. Of course, there were already people living in America at the time who we call Native Americans. There even was a European, Leif Ericsson, who had been to the Americas before. However, it was Columbus' voyage that started the exploration and colonization of the Americas.
  • 1520

    Spanish explorer Hernan Cortes conquers the Aztecs Empire in Mexico.

    Cortes sailed for the New World in 1504. He first arrived on the island of Hispaniola at the city of Santo Domingo. He got a job as a notary and over the next five years made a name for himself on the island.
  • 1532

    Explorer Francisco Pizarro conquers the Incan Empire and establishes the city of Lima.

    Pizarro eventually became friends with explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa. In 1513, he joined Balboa on his expeditions. He was even a member of Balboa's famous expedition that crossed the Isthmus of Panama to reach the Pacific Ocean. When Balboa was replaced as the local governor by Pedrarias Davila, Pizarro became friends with Davila. When Davila and Balboa became enemies, Pizarro turned on Balboa and arrested him. Balboa was executed and Pizarro was rewarded for his loyalty to the governor.