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Spain: War and Peace
Medieval, Imperial, Revolutionary, and Modern
Medieval, Imperial, Revolutionary, and Modern
Midieval
Before 1600 and after 1479
Spanish Golden age
1500 - 1600
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The peak of Spanish power, the military had grown powerful.
The Italian wars
1508 - 1559
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This 50 year long war includes the war of the league of Cambrai, the Holy war leagues, and had begun the Spanish Conquering war.
Spanish Conquering
1519 - 1521
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When Spain conquered the Aztec Empire. Begun by the Italian Wars, Ended in bloodshed and the new-found land of Mexico.
Battle of Lepanto
1571 - 1578
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The final of the Italian wars where The Holy league, or the league of Cambrai, was victorious.
Napoleonic Wars
1803 - 1815
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The Napoleonic Wars were a series of French Revolutions, ending with Spain's loss of the Americas.
Imperial
Before 1800 and after 1600
Spanish Empire
1402 - 1975
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Spain's territorial reach beyond Europe spanned nearly 6 centuries, starting with the conquest of the Canary Islands in 1402 followed by the first voyages to the Americas in 1492 until the loss of its last African colonies in 1975.
Scientific Revolution
1600 - 1700
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The Scientific method is discovered and fought for rights to be used.
Spanish Renaissance
1600 - 1800
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It began in early Italy, and spread across Europe. The discovery of music, art, science, literature, humanism, religion, and self-awareness.
The European Slave Trade
1600 - 1800
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The slave trade was turned into an established institution in 1600, but was later abolished in 1981.
Age of Enlightment
1790 - 1800
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It was a revolution to rid Europe of irrationality, superstition, dogmatism, intolerance of all kinds, and gross abuses of power by the evil king.
Revolutionary
Before 2000 and after 1800
Yaqui Wars
1533 - 1929
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A long line of deadly battles that begun after Spain conquered the Aztec land of Mexico and ended with Mexican victory. The battle was between The native Americans and the Spanish-Mexicans.
Spanish Constitution
1812 - 1814
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The Spanish Constitution was issued.
The Loss of the Americas
1815 - 1900
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After the devastating Napoleonic Wars, Spain lost all of it's territories in America, leaving it with a few territories in Africa.
Restoration period
1874 - 1931
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After the First Spanish Republic ended, the monarchy under Alfonso XII ended on 14 April 1931 with the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic.
After almost a whole century of political instability and many civil wars, the aim of the Restoration was to create a new political system, which ensured stability and to rebuild after the wars.
Constitution of 1876
1876 - 1880
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The name "Espana" became the official name of the country.
Spanish Civil War
1936 - 1939
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The Spanish Civil War was fought between the Republicans and the Nationalists led by General Francisco Franco. The Nationalists won, and Franco ruled Spain from 1939 until 1975.
La Tomatina 1
8-28-1945 - 8-29-1945
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In 1945, during a parade of Gigantes y Cabezudos, young kids who wanted to be in the event started a fight in the town's main square, the Plaza del Pueblo. There was a vegetable stand nearby, so they picked up tomatoes and used them as weapons. The police had to break up the fight and forced those responsible to pay the damages incurred.
Spanish Democracy
1976 - 1981
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Spain transferred from an empire to a Democratic Republic.
Modern
2000 -
Spanish Bombings
2004 - 2008
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Madrid train bombings killed one hundred and ninety-one and injured over two thousand. Prime Minister José María Aznar blamed the Basque terrorists ETA.
ETA Peace Declaration
2011 - Present
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The ETA, a terrorist group in Spain, (Euskadi Ta Askatasuna) declared that there will be no more assassinations.