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476
Fall of the Roman Empire in 476
Orestes,a former secratary of Atilla refused to grant Odoacer and the Heruli federated status, prompting an invasion. Orestes fled to the city of Pavia on August 23, 476, where the city's bishop gave him sanctuary. Orestes was soon forced to flee Pavia when Odoacer's army broke through the city walls, and his army ravaged the city. Odoacer's army chased Orestes to Piacenza, where they captured and executed him on August 28, 476.476 (Latin flourished in to Romance languages including Spanish) -
Period: 476 to
The History of The Spanish Language
The History of The Spanish Language
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Oct 2, 711
The Moors Invade Spain
The Moors,medieval Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, Iberian Peninsula, Sicily and Malta crossed the Strait of Gibraltar to get into the Iberian Peninsula and in a series of invasions and an effect of that was the Moors brought Arab words to the Spanish language. -
Oct 2, 1300
King Alfonzo X's Descision
Near the beggining of the 13th century, King Alfonzo the Tenth decrees that Spanish is of Spain.(Castillan) -
Oct 2, 1400
Moors are Expelled from Spain
The Moors,medieval Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, Iberian Peninsula, Sicily and Malta , who came into Spain after the invasion (see second event) are expelled. Tensions between the Moriscos and the Christians had been high for some time (religion) and the Spanish government systematically forced Moriscos to leave the kingdom for Muslim North Africa. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus and The Voyage to The America's
Columbus led his three ships - the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria - out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492. His objective was to sail west until he reached Asia (the Indies) where the riches of gold, pearls and spice awaited. His first stop was the Canary Islands where the lack of wind left his expedition becalmed until September 6th.Having landed, they saw trees very green, and fruits of diverse kinds.Christophers voyage to America brought the Spanish language to the "New World -
May 30, 1498
Christopher Columbus has 3 more trips to the new world
After having major succes in his second voyage to America , Columbus made Three more trips to the "New World". He sailed to Portuguese Porto Santo Island, his wife's native homeland. He then sailed to the island of Madeira and spent some time there with the Portuguese captain João Gonçalves da Câmara before sailing to the Canary Islands and Cape Verde. Columbus landed on the south coast of the island of Trinidad on July 31, 1498. -
Jan 1, 1519
Spain takes over Spain
The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was one of the most significant events in the Spanish colonization of the Americas.To win against the Aztecs Hernan Cortezfirst gets in touch with the Aztecs and tricks them so he captures emperor Moctezuma in order to control this tribe. Cortes struggles to defeat the Aztec Empire but he is able to win and takes control of Central America between 1522 y 1526. -
Jul 26, 1533
Spain takes over Peru
The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire was one of the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Francisco Pizarro was the person who won the Inca Empire. Francisco Pizarro, was interested in Perú becuase he had heard news about gold and other treasures.
Pizarro organzes a trap to emperor Atahualpa who is captured and executed on July 26,1533, Atahualpa was beheaded in front of his people. -
Spain takes over Chile
The Conquest of Chile is a period in Chilean historiography that starts with the arrival of Pedro de Valdivia The cities founded, despite defeats in the Arauco War, were: Santiago (1541), La Serena (1544), Concepción (1551), La Imperial, Valdivia, Villarrica (1552), Los Confines (1553), Cañete (1557), Osorno (1558), Arauco (1566), Castro (1567), Chillán (1580), and Santa Cruz de Oñez (1595). The destruction of the Seven Cities in 1600, and ongoing Arauco War stopped Spanish expansion southward. -
Real Academia Española is created
The Spanish Real Academy is the official royal institution responsible for overseeing the Spanish language.The Real Academia Española was founded in 1713, modelled after the Italian Accademia della Crusca (1582) and the French Académie française (1635), with the purpose "to fix the voices and vocabularies of the Castilian language with propriety, elegance, and purity". King Philip V approved its constitution on 3 October 1714, placing it under the Crown's protection.
