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Clare Healy, Mattie Adam, Eddie Franco
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1519-1522: Magellan’s crew navigates around the earth Discovered the world is round! AMAZING!!! 1520-1550: Spain gains control of regions of Central and South America More revenue for Spain, greedy little buggers… 1588 : Defeat of the Spanish Armada End of Spanish dominance in the sea 1609 King Felipe III orders the expulsion of all Moriscos Muslims expelled from Spain. Sheesh… someone has their panties in a twist 1618-1648: Thirty Years’ War Catholics vs. Protestants
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The Restoration French Bourbons took over the Habsburgs Spanish-American War 1898 End of Spanish Empire, crushing defeat by America King Fernando VII back on Spanish Throne 1814 Reinstated the Spanish Inquisition, American colonies gained independence, Spain’s economy was ruined Spanish War of Independence 1808 Spanish laypeople fight against Joseph Bonaparte in a five-year war
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1478- Initiation of Spanish Inquisition Purging Spain of all non-Catholics 1808- Napolean Occupies Madrid Spanish Government surrenders, Crucial contribution to French power 1875- Alfonso XII Restores Monarchy in Spain Destroys First Spanish Republic, doesn’t last long 1936- Spanish Civil War Fransisco Franco led revolt to crush leading powers for three years, setting Spain in position of power 2007- Madrid Bombings On March 14, 2007, various commuter trains were bombed by al-Qaeda forces. Over 800 people died, put Spain in the war on terror.
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1500-1558 Born in the Flemish city of Ghent (a Habsburg) Married Isabella of Portugal Always viewed as foreign prince Alive during Reformation Diet of Worms 1521 Peasants Revolts 1524-1526
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1886-1941 Full control of Spain at 16 Unstable politics, eight prime ministers 1898: crushing defeat in Spanish-American War Stayed neutral through WWI
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1939-1975 Rose in military status throughout lifetime Created fascist government Decolonized Spain Made Spanish military one of the best in the world
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Late 1500s Became secondary power in Europe 1600 Population declined due to migration to America
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1700 Found Los Angeles in America Sept. 4, 1781 1801 Restoration of Spain
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1900s Neutral in WWI & II Engulfed in civil war Cold War Anti-Communist Eventually joined EU and NATO Now Spain replaced the peseta with the Euro as national currency
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