The History of the Spanish Language

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  • The Fall of the Roman Empire
    476

    The Fall of the Roman Empire

    Latin florished into many romance languges including spanish
  • The Moors Invade Spain
    Oct 2, 711

    The Moors Invade Spain

    This brought many Arab words to the spanish language
  • King Alfonso X Decrees that Spanish is the Official Language of Spain
    Oct 2, 1300

    King Alfonso X Decrees that Spanish is the Official Language of Spain

  • Moors are Expelled from Spain
    Oct 2, 1400

    Moors are Expelled from Spain

  • King Ferinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabel I of Castilla Got Married
    Oct 2, 1469

    King Ferinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabel I of Castilla Got Married

    This begins the reunification of Spain.
  • Christopher Colombus Landed in the Americas
    Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher Colombus Landed in the Americas

  • Spain concurered Mexico
    Nov 8, 1519

    Spain concurered Mexico

    Hernan Cortes was the leader of this conqurence
  • Spain Conqurered Peru
    Oct 2, 1532

    Spain Conqurered Peru

    The the person in control at the time was Fransisco Pizarro.
  • Spain Conqurered Chile
    Feb 12, 1541

    Spain Conqurered Chile

    This conquestbwas led by Pedro de Valdivia.
  • The Spanish Academy is Created

    The Spanish Academy is Created

    Its service is to keep a record of all the changes added to the spanish language