| 1479 |
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Aragon and Castile united by marriage of Ferdinand and Isabela |
| 1481 |
|
Spanish Inquisition begins in Castile |
| 1492 |
|
Genoese Christopher Columbus "discovers" West Indies for Spain |
| 1492 |
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Granada last Spanish city to be re-captured from Moors |
| 1496 |
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Spanish crown marries into Austrian House of Hapsburg |
| 1498 |
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Christopher Columbus briefly lands on South American mainland |
| 1512 |
|
Spaniard Vasco Núñez de Balboa first to see Pacific Ocean |
| 1516 |
|
Hapsburg Charles V becomes King of Spain |
| 1522 |
|
Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan's expedition for Spain first to circumnavigate globe |
| 1534 |
|
Spaniard Ignatius Loyola founds Society of Jesus (Jesuits) |
| 1558 |
|
Philip II inherits Spain and other lands from Hapsburgs |
| 1568 |
|
Beginning of English-Spanish maritime feud - Hawkins & Drake |
| 1580 |
|
Philip II of Spain annexes Portugal and its dependencies |
| 1581 |
|
Netherlands proclaims independence from Spain and wars begin |
| 1588 |
|
Sir Francis Drake of England defeats Spanish Armada |
| 1616 |
|
Death of Miguel de Cervantes (writer) |
| 1635 |
|
Death of Lope de Vega (dramatist) |
| 1640 |
|
Portugal establishes independence from Spain again |
| 1648 |
|
Netherlands finally achieves independence from Spain - Peace of Westphalia |
| 1659 |
|
Peace of the Pyrenees - France replaces Spain as world power |
| 1660 |
|
Death of Diego Velázquez (artist) |
| 1682 |
|
Death of Bartolemé Murillo (artist) |
| 1700 |
|
War of Spanish Succession: France wins and Bourbon made King of Spain |
| 1828 |
|
Death of Francisco Goya (artist) |
| 1834 |
|
Carlist Wars in Spain |
| 1868 |
|
Revolution deposes Queen Isabella II of Spain |
| 1873 |
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First Republic of Spain declared |
| 1898 |
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Spain loses rest of its empire in Spanish-American War |
