-
1492 BCE
1492
The Reconquista ends with the conquest of Grenada. The Jews are expelled from Spain. Queen Isabella sponsors the expedition of explorer Christopher Columbus. He discovers the New World. -
1478 BCE
1478
The Spanish Inquisitions begins. -
1476 BCE
1479
The Kingdom of Spain is formed when Isabella and Ferdinand are made King and Queen uniting Aragon and Castile. -
1469 BCE
1469
1469 - Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon are married. -
1139 BCE
1139
1139 - The Kingdom of Portugal is first established on the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula. -
1137 BCE
1137
1137 - The Kingdom of Aragon is formed. -
1094 BCE
1094
El Cid conquers the city of Valencia from the Moors. -
718 BCE
718
The Reconquista begins by the Christians to retake Spain. -
711 BCE
711
The moors invade Spain and the name is Al Andalus The Moors were a group of North African and Arabian Muslims who lived in Spain and Portugal during the Middle Ages. The term "Moor" was used by Europeans to describe people of North African descent with dark skin. -
500 BCE
500
The Visigoths take over Spain. The Visigoths were a Germanic tribe who migrated into the Roman Empire and established a kingdom in Spain and Gaul. They were part of the East Germanic people, who also included the Ostrogoths.