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1453
Conquest of Constantinople
The Turks conquered Constantinople. -
1469
Fernando and Isabel married
Fernando II of Aragón and Isabel I of Castilla married. -
Period: 1469 to 1512
The Catholic Monarchs
They are Isabel I of Castilla and Fernando II of Aragón -
1474
Isabel became queen
Enrique IV, king of Castilla, died in 1474 and, in that year, Isabel declared that she was the queen. -
1478
The Inquisition began
The Inquisition was an organisation created by the Catholic Monarchs in 1478. It has especial powers to find, arrested and interrogated people who didn't follow the Catholic religion. -
1479
Fernando became king of Aragón
In 1479, also Isabel I won the war against the supporters of Juana, Enrique IV's daughter. -
1492
They conquered Granada and expelled the Jews
The Catholic Monarchs conquered the Muslim kingdom of Granada and also expelled Jewish people from their kingdoms. -
1492
Discovery of America
Christopher Columbus went on a voyage of discovery from Spain to find a western sea route to Asia. He landed on the Caribbean Islands of San Salvador and Hispaniola. He discover America, but he believed he was in Asia. Columbus made three more voyages after that. -
1496
They took control of the Canary Islands
The Catholic Monarchs conquered the Canary Islands. -
1512
Fernando took control of Navarra
Fernando II of Aragón conquered the kingdom of Navarra. -
1516
Carlos I
He was the grandson of the Catholic Monarchs, the first Hapsburg king of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor. At the start of his reign, many Spanish nobles opposed him because he couldn't speak Spanish and because he gave Flemish nobles important positions in his court. The Comunero Revolt (1520) against him declared Juana I queen of Castilla, but Carlos defeated it. He also fought against France and the Turkish Ottoman Empire. -
Period: 1516 to
The Hapsburgs
In the 16th and 17th century Spain was ruled by the Hapsburg dynasty. -
1519
Ferdinand Magellan
He was the first person who sailed across the Pacific Ocean. He left Spain in 1519. He crossed the Atlantic Ocean and sailed around South America and into the Pacific Ocean. He arrived to the Philippines, were he was killed. -
1519
Hernán Cortés
He went to Mexico in 1519. The Aztec King, Moctezuma, gave him gifts, but Cortés captured him and conquered the Aztecs. He founded Mexico City and became the governor of New Spain. -
1522
Juan Sebastián Elcano
He took over the expedition of Magellan. He arrived Spain in 1522 and became the first person who sailed across the world. -
1532
Francisco Pizarro
He went to Peru in 1532. He took the Inca emperor, Atahualpa, captive. He conquered the Incas and became the governor of New Castilla. -
1556
Felipe II
He was Carlos I's son, King of Spain from 1556 to 1598 and King of Portugal from 1580 to 1598. He also fought against France and the Ottoman Empire. He sent the Armada to invade England, but it was defeated. -
Felipe III
He was a Lesser Hapsburg. -
Felipe IV
He was a Lesser Hapsburg. During his reign, Spain participated in the Thirty Years War and, in 1640, Spain lost control of the Kingdom of Portugal. -
Carlos II
He was a Lesser Hapsburg and the last Hapsburg king of Spain. -
End of Hapsburg rule
Because Carlos II didn't have heirs, it was the end of the Hapsburg dynasty in Spain -
Felipe V
The Treaty of Utretch ended the War of Spanish Succession and Philip of Anjou became Felipe V. He was the first Bourbon King of Spain.
He ruled with absolute power during the first half of the 18th century. He centralized the government and divided Spain into provinces. -
Period: to
The Bourbons
From the 18th century to nowadays, Spain is ruled by the Bourbon dynasty. -
Luis I / Felipe V
Felipe V declared that his son, Luis I, was the king, but Luis died earlier than his father, so Felipe V was king for the second time. -
Fernando IV
He was a Bourbon King. -
Carlos III
He ruled Spain during the second half of the 18th century. He made changes to improve the country and Spanish people's living conditions. He also modernized the country. -
Carlos IV
He was a Bourbon King.