History of Spanish

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  • Fall of the Roman Empire
    476

    Fall of the Roman Empire

    In 476 the Roman empire fell, and Latin flourished into the romance languages including spanish.
  • Period: 476 to

    Beginning to Present

  • Moors invade Spain
    Jan 1, 711

    Moors invade Spain

    The Moors invade Spain, adding Arab words into the Spanish language.
  • King Alfonso X
    Jan 1, 1300

    King Alfonso X

    King Alfonso x declares that Spanish is the official language of Spain.
  • Moors expelled
    Jan 1, 1400

    Moors expelled

    The Moors are expelled from Spain.
  • Cristobal Colon
    Jan 1, 1492

    Cristobal Colon

    Cristobal Colon (Christopher Columbus) lands in the new world.
  • Cristobal Colon
    Jan 1, 1493

    Cristobal Colon

    Cristobal Colon makes his second voyage.
  • Cristobal Colon
    Jan 1, 1498

    Cristobal Colon

    Cristobal Colon makes his third voyage.
  • Rodrigo de Bastidas
    Jan 1, 1501

    Rodrigo de Bastidas

    Rodrigo de Bastidas discovers Panama.
  • Cristobal Colon
    Jan 1, 1502

    Cristobal Colon

    Cristobal Colon makes his fourth voyage.
  • Hernan Cortes
    Aug 13, 1521

    Hernan Cortes

    Hernan Cortes succesfully conquered the Aztec Empire.
  • Conquest of Peru
    Jan 1, 1532

    Conquest of Peru

    Francisco Pizzaro conquers Peru with permission from the queen.
  • Pedro de Valdivia
    Feb 12, 1541

    Pedro de Valdivia

    Pedro de Valdivia conquered Chile in 1541.
  • Royal Academy of the Spanish Language

    Royal Academy of the Spanish Language

    The Royal Academy of the Spanish Language is established in 1713.