The Modern Age

  • Jan 1, 1469

    Marriage of Isabel and Fernando

    Marriage of Isabel and Fernando
    It was the marriage of Isabel I, queen of Castilla; and Fernando II, king of Aragón.They were called the Catholics kings.
  • Jan 1, 1492

    The conquest of Granada

    The conquest of Granada
    The Catholics KIngs conquest Granada
  • Oct 12, 1492

    The "new world"

    The "new world"
    Christopher Colombus discovere the "new wordl"
  • Jan 1, 1516

    Carlos I

    Carlos I
    Carlos I became the king of Spain
  • Jan 1, 1556

    Felipe II

    Felipe II
    Felipe II became the ruler of the largest empire of the time
  • Jan 1, 1566

    Netherlands

    The Netherlands rose up against Spanish rules
  • Jan 1, 1571

    Turks

    Felipe II defeat the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto
  • Jan 1, 1580

    The kingdom of Portugal

    The Spanish empire expanded more when the Kingdom of Portugal came under Spanish Rules
  • The armada defeat

    The armada defeat
    The armada was a powerful fleet of warships,was defeat
  • Felipe II dead

    Felipe II dead
    Felipe II dead.The Spanish Empire weakened and began to break up
  • King Carlos II died

    King Carlos II died without leaving a sucesor.They were 2 candidates: The archduke Charle from Germany, and Philip of Anjou from France
  • The battle of Almansa

    The battle of Almansa
    The battle of Amansa was the decisive battle in the triumph of Felipe V of Spain
  • The end of the battle of Almansa

    The end of the battle of Almansa
    The war of succession ended, with the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht
  • Carlos IV abdicate

    Carlos IV abdicate
    The riot of Aranjuez forced Carlos IV to abdicate.His son became the next king: Fernando VII