16th century

By Maria Melis Palou
  • Birth of Isabella I of Castile
    Apr 22, 1451

    Birth of Isabella I of Castile

  • Birth of King Ferdinand II of Aragon
    1452

    Birth of King Ferdinand II of Aragon

  • Maarriage of the two Kings of spain( Isabella I and Ferdinant II)
    Oct 19, 1469

    Maarriage of the two Kings of spain( Isabella I and Ferdinant II)

  • Union of the Aragon and Castile dynasty
    Jun 15, 1475

    Union of the Aragon and Castile dynasty

  • Implementation of the Inquisition in Castile.
    Sep 4, 1478

    Implementation of the Inquisition in Castile.

  • End of la Reconquista: Conquest of Granada
    Jan 2, 1492

    End of la Reconquista: Conquest of Granada

  • Discovery of America
    Oct 12, 1492

    Discovery of America

  • Denomination of Catholic Monarchs
    Dec 19, 1496

    Denomination of Catholic Monarchs

  • Birth of Charles I of Spain
    Feb 24, 1500

    Birth of Charles I of Spain

  • Death of Isabella I of castile
    Nov 26, 1504

    Death of Isabella I of castile

  • Death of Ferdinand II
    Jan 23, 1516

    Death of Ferdinand II

  • Charles I of Spain become king
    Mar 15, 1516

    Charles I of Spain become king

  • Charles elected Holy Roman Emperor (as Charles V)
    Jun 28, 1519

    Charles elected Holy Roman Emperor (as Charles V)

  • Start the Comuneros Revolt in Castile; crushed by Charles
    1520

    Start the Comuneros Revolt in Castile; crushed by Charles

  • Diet of Worms: Charles condemns Luther
    Jan 28, 1521

    Diet of Worms: Charles condemns Luther

  • End the Comuneros Revolt in Castile
    May 25, 1521

    End the Comuneros Revolt in Castile

  • Battle of Pavia: Charles defeats Francis I of France
    Feb 24, 1525

    Battle of Pavia: Charles defeats Francis I of France

  • Sack of Rome by Charles's troops
    May 6, 1527

    Sack of Rome by Charles's troops

  • Birth of Philip II
    May 21, 1527

    Birth of Philip II

  • Charles conquers Tunis from the Ottomans
    Jul 19, 1535

    Charles conquers Tunis from the Ottomans

  • Peace of Augsburg
    Sep 25, 1555

    Peace of Augsburg

  • 1556

    Charles abdicates

    Philip II (his son) receives Spain, the Netherlands, Naples, and the Americas Ferdinand I (his brother) receives the Holy Roman Empire
  • Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over France
    Aug 10, 1557

    Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over France

  • Charles I of spain/ Charles V DEATH
    Sep 21, 1558

    Charles I of spain/ Charles V DEATH

  • Philip moved the capital to Madrid
    1561

    Philip moved the capital to Madrid

  • Beginning of the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule
    May 15, 1568

    Beginning of the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule

  • – Battle of Lepanto: naval victory over the Ottoman Empire
    Sep 7, 1571

    – Battle of Lepanto: naval victory over the Ottoman Empire

  • Iberian Union: Philip becomes King of Portugal
    1580

    Iberian Union: Philip becomes King of Portugal

  • Spanish Armada defeated by England

    Spanish Armada defeated by England

  • Death of Philip II; succeeded by Philip III

    Death of Philip II; succeeded by Philip III

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