Spain (18th century and Charles IV) By ar.i.nes__ 1700 Death of Carlos II Period: 1700 to 1724 Reign of Felipe V 1701 Start of the War of Spanish Succession Period: 1701 to 1714 War of Spanish Succession 1707 Nueva Planta Decrees (Valencia and Aragón) 1713 Treaty of Utretch 1714 End of the War of Spanish Succession 1714 Treaty of Rastatt 1715 Nueva Planta Decrees (Mallorca) 1716 Nueva Planta Decrees (Cataluña) 1724 Reign of Luis I Period: 1724 to 1746 Second reign of Felipe V Period: 1746 to 1759 Reign of Fernando VI Period: 1759 to 1788 Reign of Carlos III 1767 Jesuits expelled from Spain Period: 1788 to 1808 Reign of Carlos IV 1793 Spain joins the 1st Coalition against France 1795 Peace of Basilea 1796 Treaty of San Ildefonso 1800 Napoleon ratifies the Treaty of San Ildefonso 1805 Battle of Trafalgar 1807 Treaty of Fontainebleau 1808 Joseph Bonaparte King of Spain Mar 17, 1808 Motín de Aranjuez May 2, 1808 May 2nd Uprising May 2, 1808 Start of the Spanish War of Independence Period: May 2, 1808 to 1813 Spanish War of Independence May 5, 1808 Abdications of Bayonne Jul 19, 1808 Battle of Bailén (19-22 July) Period: Nov 1, 1808 to Jan 31, 1809 Presence of the Grande Armée in Spain 1810 Central Council (Cádiz) replaced by Regency Council 1812 Napoleon sends some of his troops in Spain to Russia Mar 19, 1812 Approval of Spain's first Constitution (La Pepa) 1813 End of the Spanish War of Independence Dec 8, 1813 Treaty of Valençay