Spanish timeline By s..t..e..v..e 476 Fall of roman empire Jan 1, 771 Moors invaded spain Jan 1, 1300 King Alfonso X declares Spanish as official language. Jan 1, 1400 Moors were expelled from Spain Jan 1, 1492 Christopher Columbus lands on "new world" Jan 1, 1493 Colubus's 2nd voyage Jan 1, 1498 Columbus's 3rd voyage Oct 2, 1502 Columbus's 4th voyage Aug 13, 1521 Spain takes over Mexico Aug 13, 1521 Hernan Cortes Hernan Cortes defeated the Aztec empire. Jul 26, 1532 Spain takes over Peru Jan 1, 1540 Spain's expedition to take over Chile Jan 1, 1713 Royal academy of spainish is created The royal academy of spanish is created
