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12,000 BCE
Paleolithic
It is the oldest of the prehistoric period, is characterized by the manufacture and use of carved stone tools -
2000 BCE
Neolithic
It is characterized by the development of the productive economy -
1100 BCE
Tartessians and Phoenicians
The Tartessians are the most advanced culture of the peninsula and the Phoenicians founded Gadir -
900 BCE
Celts
They begin their foray into the north of the peninsula -
700 BCE
Greek colonization
First settlements on the Levantine coast -
500 BCE
The Carthaginians
They conquer the Mediterranean coast -
218 BCE
Punic War
The peninsula becomes a battlefield between Romans and Carthaginians -
209 BCE
Conquest of Spain
The Romans colonize Spain -
25 BCE
Hispania submitted to Rome in its entirety
Hispania is totally submitted to Rome after the Cantabrian conquest by Augustus -
98
Trajano
Beginning of his government -
410
Visigoths
The entry of the Visigoths as allies of Rome against the Suevi turns into a covert conquest. -
630
Byzantines
Completion of the dominance of the Byzantine empire on the peninsula -
711
Muslims
Muslim troops cross the Strait of Gibraltar and defeat the Visigoth king Don Rodrigo at the Battle of Guadalete -
1031
Caliphate of Córdoba
Disappearance of the Caliphate of Córdoba, giving rise to the Taifa Kingdoms -
1212
Christians
The Christians achieve an important victory against the Almohads in the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa -
1474
Catholic kings
Catholic Monarchs, Isabel and Fernando (1474-1516) -
1492
Reconquest
The Catholic Monarchs complete the Reconquest with the taking of Granada (2/1/1492), expulsion of the Jews and discovery of America -
1519
Carlos I
Carlos I is crowned emperor of the Holy Empire, which involves Spain in endless wars -
Death of Charles I
With the death of Charles II, the Habsburg dynasty ends and the War of the Spanish Succession breaks out, in which France, England and Austria are involved. -
Fernando VII
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Carlos III
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Carlos IV
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Napoleon
Napoleon gets Carlos IV and Fernando VII to abdicate in favor of José Bonaparte -
Liberal Triennium
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Regency of María Cristina
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First Carlist War
First Carlist War (1833-1839) [Don Carlos de Borbón vs. Isabel II] -
Second Republic
April 12 the Second Republic is declared -
Civil war
Uprising of General Francisco Franco on July 18 - CIVIL WAR begins -
Juan Carlos I
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PSOE
The PSOE [SPANISH OBERO SOCIALIST PARTY] wins in general elections, with Felipe González as head of government -
COVID-19
In 2019 COVID-19 infections began and in 2020 there was a pandemic that made us confine ourselves and today we take safety precautions to stop the virus