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The Roman Empire falls. (Latin flourished into Romance
languages including Spanish) -
The Moors invade Spain in 711, bringing Arab words to the Spanish language.
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King Alfonso X in the 13th century decrees that Spanish is the
official language of Spain -
In the 14th century Moors are expelled from spain
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In 1492 Christopher Columbus lands in the “New World”
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Christopher Columbus begins 2nd Expedition to The New World with 17 ships and over 1000 men.
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Columbus leaves Spain with 6 ships on his third trip to the New World.
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Columbus takes 4 ships to explore the Western Caribbean. Columbus and his crew are stranded in Jamaica.
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Cortés captures the Aztec capital.
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Pizarro and his men conquer Peru.
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Pedro de Valdivia arrives in Chile.
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Royal Academy of the Spanish Language is created.
