Irwin Spanish History - Project 1 By Winterstar 476 Fall of the Roman Empire Jan 1, 711 Moors Invade Spain The Moors brought the Arab language with them. Jan 1, 1300 King Alfonso X Decrees Spanish the Official Language Jan 1, 1400 Moors are expelled from Spain Jan 1, 1492 Christopher Columbus Finds the New world Jan 1, 1493 Columbus' 2nd Trip Jan 1, 1498 Columbus' 3rd Trip Jan 1, 1502 Columbus' 4th Trip Jan 1, 1521 Spain conquers Mexico Jan 1, 1533 Spain conquers Peru and Chile Jan 1, 1713 The Royal Spanish Academy was founded