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The Fall of the Spanish Empire

  • Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus leaves

    Christopher Columbus leaves
    Christopher Columbus discovers America while tring to get to India.
  • Mar 15, 1493

    Columbes reterns from the new world

    Columbus returns with great news of a new world and new people.
  • Jun 13, 1530

    Imagration from Europe to America

    Imagration from Europe to America
    The conqusitidors settle on land and europeans start immagrating from Europe to America.
  • Dec 11, 1571

    Turks defeated

    Turks defeated
    Spanish fight and defeat the Turks in the battle of Lapanto.
  • Traety of Rijswijk

    Traety of Rijswijk
    Spain ceizes the western half of France and re names it Saint-Domingue.
  • The War of Spanish Succession

    The War of Spanish Succession
    Started to force the Spanish to lose its territory in Europe
  • The first Bourbon King, King Louis XIV of France

    The first Bourbon King, King Louis XIV of France
    Louis becamethe first bourbon king of Spain, after the war
  • Toussaint L'Ouverture invades

    Toussaint L'Ouverture invades
    Santo Domingo is in vaded by Toussaint L'Ouverture and becomes ruler of the entire Hispanola island.
  • Uprising in Cuba

    Uprising in Cuba
    Cuba uprises against Spanish and sparks the 10 year war.
  • Spanish colonize Western Sahara

    Spanish colonize Western Sahara
    Spanish start to colonoze the west Sahara and rename it the Spanish Sahara.