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Apr 22, 1451
birth of Isabel I of Castile
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Mar 10, 1452
birth of Fernando ll of Aragón
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Jul 20, 1454
coronation of Enrique IV
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Oct 19, 1469
marriage of Isabel l of Spain and Fernando ll of Aragón
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Dec 11, 1474
death of Enrique IV
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Dec 13, 1474
coronation of Isabel I of Spain
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Jan 1, 1475
war of the Castilian succession
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Sep 4, 1478
the Holy Inquisition is established
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Sep 4, 1479
treaty of Alcáçovas
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Nov 6, 1479
birth of Juana I of Castile
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Jan 2, 1492
conquest of Granada
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Mar 31, 1492
expulsion of the Jews
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Oct 12, 1492
discovery of America
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Feb 24, 1500
birth of Charles I from Spain
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Oct 24, 1503
birth of Isabella of Portugal
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Nov 26, 1504
the coronation of Juana I of Castile
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Nov 26, 1504
death of Isabel of Castile l
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Jan 23, 1516
death of Fernando ll of Aragón
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Jan 25, 1516
Charles becomes King of Spain
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Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther's 95 Theses spark Protestant Reformation
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Jun 28, 1519
Charles elected Holy Roman Emperor (as Charles V)
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Apr 16, 1520
comuneros Revolt in Castile; crushed by Charles
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May 25, 1521
diet of Worms: Charles condemns Luther
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Feb 24, 1525
battle of Pavia: Charles defeats Francis I of France
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Mar 19, 1526
marriatge of Charles I of Spain and Isabel of Portugal
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Mar 21, 1527
birth Philip II of Spain
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May 6, 1527
sack of Rome by Charles's troops
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Jun 1, 1535
Charles conquers Tunis from the Ottomans
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May 10, 1539
death of Isabella of Portugal
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Apr 12, 1555
death of Juana I of Castile
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Sep 25, 1555
Peace of Augsburg allows rulers in the Holy Roman Empire to choose Catholicism or Lutheranism
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1556
Charles I of Sapin abdicates
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Aug 10, 1557
battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over France
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Sep 21, 1558
death of Charles I of Spain
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1562
Philip II of Spain moves the capital to Madrid
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1568
beginning of the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule
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Oct 7, 1571
battle of Lepanto: naval victory over the Ottoman Empire
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1580
Iberian Union: Philip becomes King of Portugal
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Spanish Armada defeated by England
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death of Philip II of Spain