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1474
Establishment of an Autoritharean Monarchy (exact date not found)
It was a plan to get the power of the nobles down giving the kings unlimited power. Collected taxes and made a professional army and began the Santa Hermandad. -
Oct 19, 1474
Isabel I of Castilla gets married to Fernando II of Aragón
Marriage of the two catholic kings uniting the reign of Castilla and Aragon. -
Sep 4, 1479
Treaty of Alcáçovas
By this traty, Portugal recognised the Spanish control of the Canary Islands -
Oct 19, 1479
Dynastic Union
Had much different things between the two reigns. -
1492
Strong Foreign Policy
To conquer territories and enlarge their dominions. -
Jan 2, 1492
Reconquista
The end of the reconquista -
May 31, 1492
Religious Unity
Creation of the Tribunal of the Inquisition.
Jews and Muslims forced to convert to christians or leave. -
Jun 2, 1492
Annexion of Granada
Annexation of Granada -
Oct 12, 1492
Discovery of America
Colombus arrived to the Americas, discovering them for the first time in 1492. -
Sep 25, 1493
Spanish expansion in the Americas
The start of the colonization of America -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
This was a treaty that divided the world to two countryes, Spain and Portugal -
Jul 25, 1496
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands got conquered -
Feb 24, 1500
Birth of Carlos
The birth year when Carlos I of Spain and V of Germany was born -
Jul 25, 1512
Annexation of Navarra
Navarra became part of Spain -
Jan 23, 1516
Carlos (Charles) I of Spain
Charles I begins to rule as king of Spain -
Jan 15, 1519
Death of Vasco Nunez de Balboa
The first explorer to travel across the Pacific Ocean beginning in the New world (America) -
Jun 28, 1520
Charles V of Germany
Carlos I inherits the Holy Roman Empire, making him the Emperor of Germany -
Jan 16, 1556
King Philip II
Charles abdicated in favor of Philip, who became king Philip II of Spain -
1557
French invasion of Naples (no exact date)
The french invasion of Naples, wich stopped by the victory of the spanish in the battle of Saint Quintín -
Aug 10, 1557
Battle of San Quintín
A counterattack aginst France as a response of the french invading Naples -
Apr 1, 1568
Dutch revolt
A revolt that began against Habsburg control over the Netherlands -
Aug 4, 1580
Iberian Union
The Iberian Union of the crowns of Castilla, Aragón and Portugal was established -
Jul 26, 1581
Dutch Republic
The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands declared their independence against Spanish rule -
Anglo-Spanish War
A war between England and Spain -
Spanish Armada defeat
The Spanish Armada (Armada Invencible) failed to land in England and was defeated in the English Channel -
English Armada defeat
The English Armada (known as the Counter Armada) was defeated -
Death of Felipe II and Start of Felipe III
Death of Felipe II, making Felipe III the king of Spain