1402Spanish Colonization of the Canary Islands Begins

The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning o...
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🤝 Treaty of Sahagún Ends War Between Castile and León

The Treaty of Sahagún ends the war between Castile and León.
Medieval SpainCastileTreatiesWarfare
SpainSpain

🏝️ Spanish Colonization of the Canary Islands Begins

The settlement of the Canary Islands signals the beginning of the Spanish Empire.
Spanish Colonization of the Canary Islands Begins (1402)
Spanish EmpireColonialismTerritorial ExpansionCastileIndigenous PeoplesConquest
SpainSpain

👑 Death of Isabella I and Accession of Joanna of Castile

Death of Isabella I of Castile; Joanna of Castile becomes the Queen.
Death of Isabella I and Accession of Joanna of Castile (1504)
MonarchySuccessionCastileSpanish EmpireIsabella I of CastilePolitical Transition
SpainSpain

🚪 Expulsion of the Moriscos from Spain

The last remaining Moriscos (Moors who had nominally converted to Christianity) in Spain are expelled.
Expulsion of the Moriscos from Spain (1616)
Religious ViolenceCounter-ReformationSpanish EmpireConquestExpulsion
SpainSpain

🇪🇸 Second Spanish Republic Proclaimed

Second Spanish Republic Proclaimed (1931)
RepublicRepublicanismGovernmentCivil WarMonarchy
SpainSpain

🇪🇸 Spanish Constitution Enacted

December 29: The current Constitution of Spain comes into effect, which for some marks the completion of the Spanish transition to democracy.
Spanish Constitution Enacted (1978)
ConstitutionDemocracyPolitical ReformCivil RightsEuropean Union
SpainSpain