Spains decline as a world power By mitchaldoooooo Period: 1580 to 1898 Spain's decline as a world power Dec 20, 1588 Defeat of the Armada 1640 Catalan and Portuguese Rebellion 1700 War of the Spanish Succession 1793 Wars of the French Revolution 1800 Independence of the Spanish Colonies 1808 War against Napoleon 1820 Riego Rebellion 1833 First Carlist War 1868 he Glorious Revolution 1898 The Spanish-American War