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In the year 476 the Roman Empire fell which lead to different dialects of Latin evolving.
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In 711 the Moors invaded Spain and introduced Arabic.
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In the 13th century King Alfonso X decrees Castilian be used for official documents. Spanish became the offical language of Spain.
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In 1492 the last stronghold of Grenada fell and Spain was united.
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Cristóbal Colón started his voyage on Aug.3.1492. With the Santa Maria,Pinta, and the Nina.On Oct.12.1492 A lookout on the Pina spotted land at about 2:00 in the morning and alerted everyone.Cristóbal Colón also explored Cuba on Oct.28.1492.On Mar.15.1493 he returned to spain and word about the new world was spreading rapidly.
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Cristóbal Colón left the port of Cadiz on 24 September 1493. he arrived Guadeloupe, which he named Santa María de Guadalupe de Extremadura, He explored that island from 4 to 10 November. On 22 November, Cristóbal Colón intended to visit the fort of La Navidad, Cristóbal Colón found the fort in ruins. Among the ruins were the corpses of 11 of the 39 Spaniards. He retraced his route to Hispaniola, arriving on 20 August, before he finally returned to Spain.
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On 30 May 1498, Columbus left with six ships.The ships landed on the southern coast of the island of Trinidad on 31 July. After resupplying with food and water, from 4 to 12 August Columbus explored the Gulf of Paria. In poor health, Columbus returned to Hispaniola on 19 August, only to find that many of the Spanish settlers of the new colony were in rebellion against his rule. In1500, the Crown had him removed as governor, arrested, and transported in chains to Spain.
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Cristóbal Colón made a fourth voyage in search of the Strait of Malacca to the Indian Ocean. Cristóbal Colón's ships survived while 29 of the 30 ships in the governor's fleet were lost to a storm on 1 July. In addition to the ships, 500 lives and an immense cargo of gold were surrendered to the sea. On 5 December 1502, Cristóbal Colón and his crew found themselves in a storm. Help arrived no thanks to the governor, on 29 June 1504, and Cristóbal Colón and his men arrived in Spain, on November 7.
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Spain defeats the Aztec Empire with the help of Hernan Cortes.
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Spain defeats the Inca Empire with the help of Francisco Pizarro and Diego de Almagro.
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Spain take defeat Chile and destory La Imperial.
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The Real Academia was founded in 1713 in Madrid, Spain,and approved on Oct.3.1714
