16th Century By aiacovettig.a@iesarta.cat Apr 22, 1451 Birth of Isabella of Castile Mar 10, 1452 Birth of Fernando II of Aragon 1469 Marriage of Isabella of Castile and Fernando II of Aragon 1474 Isabella becomes Queen of Castile 1479 Fernando becomes King of Aragon. Dynastic union of Spain Jan 2, 1491 Expulsion of the jews from Spain Jan 2, 1492 Conquest of Granada: end of la reconquista Oct 12, 1492 Discovery of America Apr 7, 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas with Portugal Feb 24, 1500 Birth of Charles V Nov 26, 1504 Death of Isabella Jan 23, 1514 Death of Fernando 1519 Charles becomes Emperor of the Sacre Imperi Romanogermànic Apr 23, 1519 Battle of Villalar: defeat of the comuneros Apr 16, 1520 Revolt of the Comuneros in Castile Oct 23, 1520 Charles becomes king of Spain 1525 Wars against the protestant reformation Feb 24, 1525 Battle of Pavia: capture of Francis I of France May 21, 1527 Birth of Phillip II of Spain 1533 Conquest of Túnez from the ottomans Apr 24, 1545 Victory at the Battle of Mühlberg against German Protestants 1555 Peace of Augsburg: religious tolerance in the Holy Roman Empire 1556 Abdication: Charles V gives the imperial crown to his brother Fernando and Spain to his son Jan 15, 1556 Phillip II becomes King of Spain: Moves the capital to madrid Sep 21, 1558 Death of Charles V 1571 Victory at the Battle of Lepanto against the Ottoman Empire 1580 Union of Spain and Portugal (Iberian Union) 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada by England 1591 Aragonese Revolt Sep 13, 1598 Death of Phillip II of Spain
