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I'm still doing that project about Spain and I need to know about one more thing of Spain's history besides the Spanish Inquistion, and Spain's Civil War.. Please Help!! Thanks... :D

2007-03-14 12:02:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Homework Help

thanks!!

2007-03-14 12:09:27 · update #1

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2007-03-14 12:37:29 · update #2

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the first circumnavegation of the globe in 1522 by Magellan and Elcano

http://www.thenagain.info/WebChron/WestEurope/Magellan.html


search something about the exploration of
Francisco de Orellana through the Amazonas, he went from Peru to east coast of Brasil in 1540 if i recall conrrectly

2007-03-16 05:25:36 · answer #1 · answered by migue 3 · 0 0

Christopher Columbus went to the Queen of Spain to get the ships to go across the Atlantic in search of another land.

2007-03-14 12:07:45 · answer #2 · answered by Yafooey! 5 · 0 0

I hope this helps you. Best of luck with your project.

Spanish History Guide : Spanish History Timeline
1100 BC. Phoenician traders establish colony at Cádiz in southern Iberia.
228 BC. Carthaginians occupy southern and eastern Iberia.
218-220 BC. Romans defeat Carthage in Second Punic War and occupy Iberian peninsula.
74. Inhabitants of Iberia are granted full Roman citizenship.
409. Visigoths occupy Iberian peninsula.
711. Combined Arab and Berber force from northern Africa cross Strait of Gibraltar to occupy Iberian peninsula.
756. Independent Emirate is established in Iberia, with Córdoba as its capital.
913. Having re-taken territories in northern Spain, Christians establish capital in León.
1013. Powerful Caliphate of Córdoba breaks up due to internal strife; Moorish Spain split into small feuding kingdoms.
1212. Decisive Christian victory at battle of Navas de Tolosa spells the beginning of the end of Moorish rule in Spain.
1492. King Fernando and Queen Isabel's army capture Granada after a long siege, the final defeat of the Moors in Spain. Jews are forced to convert to Christianity; those who refuse are expelled from Spain. Christopher Columbus sets sail on his voyage of discovery.
1702-14. War of Spanish Succession. Bourbon dynasty accedes to Spanish throne.
1808-14. Peninsular War. Spaniards rise against Napoleon's occupying force. Combination of guerilla tactics and support from Wellington's army end in French defeat.
1898. Spanish American War. Spain loses Cuba and Philippines.
1931. Spanish king is forced to abdicate. Spain becomes a republic.
1936-39. Spanish Civil War. Bloody conflict ends with General Franco's victory. Dictatorship established.
1975. Franco dies, Juan Carlos de Borbón is proclaimed king. Spain becomes constitutional monarchy. Democracy would bring membership of the European Community.
1982. Spain joins NATO, becoming a member of a mainstream European organization.
1995. Spain joins the European Community.
2004. Islamic terrorists strike the Atocha train station in Madrid with bombs, killing nearly 300 and precipitating a change in government.

2007-03-14 12:35:27 · answer #3 · answered by sgt_cook 7 · 0 0

how they annexed the philippines for over 300 years and lost it all to the americans?

2007-03-14 12:06:11 · answer #4 · answered by NONAME 3 · 0 0

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/spain


all you'll ever need.

2007-03-14 12:37:01 · answer #5 · answered by politoed316 2 · 0 0

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