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Spain

Spain: Historical Dates

About 1100-800 BC	Phoenicians began colonizing Spain. Modern cities such as Cádiz and Málaga were founded by the Phoenicians during this time.
400s BC	The Carthaginians conquered much of Spain.
200s BC	Spain became an important part of the Roman Empire following the Punic Wars.
AD 573	The Visigoths completed their conquest of the Iberian Peninsula.
711-718	The Moors conquered most of Spain. Many Spaniards converted to Islam, and Moorish culture began to flourish.
1000s	The Christian reconquest of Spain began.
1479	Aragón and Castile were united under Ferdinand V and Isabella I. The following year the Spanish Inquisition was established.
1492	The Kingdom of Granada was conquered, ending Moorish rule in Spain. Christopher Columbus initiated Spanish claims in the Americas, where Spain quickly established a huge colonial empire.
1512	The Kingdom of Navarre was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of Spain. Spanish culture flourished and Spain became a world power.
1588	The English navy defeated the Spanish Armada, beginning a period of slow decline for Spain.
1714	Great Britain gained Gibraltar from Spain.
1808	Napoleon I of France invaded Spain and captured Madrid. Spanish, English, and Portuguese forces did not drive the French from Spain until 1814.
1810-1825	Most of Spain's American colonies won their independence.
1898	Spain lost the rest of its important overseas possessions following the Spanish-American War.
1931	King Alfonso XIII fled from Spain, and the country became a republic.
1936-1939	Spanish Nationalist forces led by General Francisco Franco defeated Republican forces during the Spanish Civil War.
1968	Buoyed by strong economic growth, the government eased censorship restrictions. Protests erupted in Barcelona and Madrid, and regional separatist groups gained strength.
1975	Franco died and was succeeded by King Juan Carlos. Spain began the transition to a democratic government.
1980s	Spain joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Community (now the European Union), increasing its ties with the rest of Europe.
1992	The Summer Olympic Games were held in Barcelona.
1994	Spain threatened to block expansion of the European Union until a compromise guaranteed protection of Spanish fishing rights. Agreements were reached in March and December giving Spain wider access.