-
500
The Visigoths take over much of Spain.
The Visigoths a Germanic people established a kingdom in Spain after the decline of the Western Roman Empire. Ruling much of the Iberian Peninsula from the 5th to the 8th centuries. -
711
The Moors invade Spain and name it al-Andalus.
In 711 the Moors led by Tariq ibn-Ziyad invaded the Iberian Peninsula making a Muslim kingdom known as al-Andalus. Which was a cultural and economic center before facing Christian reconquest that was in 1492. -
718
The Reconquista begins by the Christians to retake Spain.
Was a series of military and cultural campaigns waged by Christian kingdoms against the Muslim kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula. Starting around 718 and reaching its peak in 1492. -
1094
El Cid conquers the city of Valencia from the Moors.
El Cid captured the city of Valencia from its Muslim rulers. Establishing an independent principality on the Mediterranean coast of Iberia. -
1137
The Kingdom of Aragon is formed.
Sancho III of Navarre left to his third son, Ramiro I, the small Pyrenean county of Aragon and established it as an independent kingdom. -
1139
The Kingdom of Portugal is first established on the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula.
The Kingdom of Portugal was first established on the west coast of the Iberian Peninsula in 1139, during the Reconquista Being proclaimed the first king after defeating the Moors at the Battle of Ourique. -
1469
Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon are married.
They married on October 19, 1469, in the city of Valladolid. Isabella was 18 years old and Ferdinand a year younger. -
1478
The Spanish Inquisitions begins.
The Spanish Inquisition began in 1478, and for more than 300 years it pushed aggressively to repress what the monarchy saw as heresy. The Inquisition pursued its mandate in Spain, Portugal and across the Spanish colonies, including Mexico. -
1479
The Kingdom of Spain is formed when Isabella and Ferdinand are made King and Queen uniting Aragon and Castile.
The marriage of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile in 1469. While not forming a single kingdom immediately set the stage for the unification of Spain under their joint rule, eventually leading to the Kingdom of Spain.