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christopher columbus sails the ocean blue in 1492 with the three ship the nina, the pinta, and the santa maria.
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The pope creates a line around the earth that gives spain all land left of the line.
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Charles I becomes king of the hapsburg empire and changes his name to Charles V.
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conqistador Henando Cortez succeds in taking over the astec capital of tenochitlan.
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Charles V resigns kingship and hands it over to his son, Philip.
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the spanish assists venice in their battle against the ottoman empire.
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British use of explosive fireships and weather defeat the large Spanish armada.
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Don Quixote, the first modern novel is published.
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The spanish golden age comes to an offcial end.
