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2009 Dozens are killed and injured when wildfires spread across France, Spain, Sardinia and Greece
2009 The 5th Summit of the Americas takes place in Port of Spain, Trinidad, thirty-four heads of government attend 2006 ETA terrorist group declares ceasefire against Spain 2005 Spain becomes the 3rd country to permit same-sex marriage 1997 32nd Ryder Cup: at Sotogrande Spain 1997 32nd Ryder Cup: at Sotogrande Spain 1996 34th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Spain in Atlantic City USA (5-0) 1996 U.S. wins Federation Cup over Spain 1995 Manuel Gutierrez Mellado, Prime Minister of Defense of Spain 1977 - 1981, dies at 83 1995 33rd Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats USA in Valencia Spain (3-2) 1994 109.8 degrees F (43.2 degrees C) in Cordoba, Spain 1994 32nd Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats USA in Frankfurt Germany (3-0) 1994 Pope John Paul II visits Spain 1993 Train crash in tunnel at Vega de Anzo Spain, 12 killed 1993 31st Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats Australia in Frankfurt Germany (3-0) 1992 Lucrecia Perez, Dominicans in Spain (Racist Murder), dies at 33 1992 Expo '92 closes in Seville Spain 1992 25th Olympic Summer games closes in Barcelona, Spain 1992 Francisco Fernandez Ordonez, British foreign Minister to Spain (1985-92), dies 1992 25th Olympic Summer games opens in Barcelona, Spain 1992 30th Tennis Fed Cup: Germany beats Spain in Frankfurt Germany (2-1) 1992 Expo '92 opens in Seville Spain 1991 95 share in Madrid Spain $1.3 billion lottery (#47996) 1991 Mid East peace conference ends in Madrid Spain 1991 Mid East peace conference begins in Madrid Spain 1991 29th Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats USA in Nottingham England (2-1) 1991 Miguel Indurain of Spain wins Tour de France bicycle race 1989 27th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Spain in Tokyo Japan (3-0) 1989 Salvador Dali, Surrealist painter, dies in Spain at 84 1988 Boston Celtics play Spain in Madrid 1986 Spain's premier Gonzalez' Socialist Party wins elections 1986 Spain recognizes Israel 1986 Spain and Portugal are 11th and 12th to join European Economic Community 1985 150 killed when a Spanish jetliner crashed approaching Bilbao, Spain 1982 Spain reopens border with Gibraltar 1982 Pope John Paul II becomes 1st pontiff to visit Spain 1982 Spain's socialists win/communists lose elections 1982 50 die in Spantax Airlines DC-10 on takeoff from Malaga, Spain 1982 Spain becomes 16th member of NATO 1981 Spain becomes a member of the NATO alliance 1981 "Guernica" of Pablo Picasso returns to Spain 1981 Hostage situation ends at Central Bank in Barcelona Spain 1981 L Calvo Sotelo elected premier of Spain 1978 Spain constitution goes into effect 1978 King Juan Carlos ratifies Spain's 1st democratic constitution 1978 Spain adopts constitution 1978 Auto with liquid gas crashes and explodes in Spain, 160 killed 1977 Spain's 1st free elections since 1936 (41 years) 1977 Communist party in Spain allowed legally after 40 years 1976 Spain's parliament establishes democracy after 37 years of dictatorship 1976 Cartos Moya, Spain, tennis star 1976 Adolfo Suarez becomes premier of Spain 1976 Spain withdraws from Western Sahara 1975 Juan Carlos proclaimed king of Spain 1975 Spain, Morocco and Mauretania sign accord about Spanish Sahara 1975 Juan Carlos assumes power in Spain 1975 Ines Sainz, Miss Spain Universe 1997 1975 Government De Uyl recalls Dutch ambassador from Spain 1975 Elena Anaya, born in Palencia, Spain, Spanish actress 1975 Alberto Costa, born in Lerida, Spain, tennis pro 1975 Spain's Manuel Orantes wins U.S. Open, beating Jimmy Connors in 3 sets 1974 Alex Corretja, born in Barcelona, Spain, tennis star, 1990 Orange Bowl boys 16 1974 Arias Navarro succeeds Carrero Blanco as premier of Spain 1973 Luis Carrero Blanco, Prime Minister of Spain 1973, assassinated by ETA 1973 Wystan H Auden, British/U.S. writer (Spain/Platonic Blow), dies at 66 1973 Virginia Ruano-Pascual, born in Madrid, Spain, tennis star 1973 Alberto Berastegui, born in Spain, tennis star 1973 Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco appointed premier of Spain 1973 Estefania Knuth, born in Barcelona, Spain, LPGA golfer, 1992 French International 1972 Jordi Buritlo, Spain, tennis star 1972 Silvia Ramon-Cortes, born in Barcelona, Spain, tennis star, 1994 Futures-Vigo 1972 2 passenger trains collide head-on killing 76, Seville, Spain 1972 Conchita Martinez, born in Monzon, Spain, tennis star, 1996 final Indian Wells 1971 Pete Vordenberg, Rota Spain, U.S. cross country skier 1994 Olympics 1971 Chabeli Iglesias, born in Madrid, Spain, daughter of Julio Iglesias 1971 Neus Avila, born in Lerida, Spain, tennis star, Futures-Valencia-ESP 1995 1971 Franco points prince Juan Carlos as deputy in Spain 1971 Sergei Bruguera, Spain, tennis star 1970 Chartered Dan-Air Comet crashes into mountains north of Barcelona, Spain killing 112 vacationing Britons 1970 Mark Consuelos, born in Zaragosa, Spain, actor, Mateo Santos-All My Children 1969 Spain cedes Ifni to Morocco 1969 General Franco closes Spain's frontier with Gibraltar 1969 22-year-old man sneaks into wheel pod of a jet parked in Havana and survives 9-hour flight to Spain despite thin oxygen levels at 29,000 ft 1969 Fermin Cacho, Barcelona Spain, 1500m, Olympics-2 gold-92, 96 1968 Francisco Claver, Spain, tennis star 1968 Equatorial Guinea (Spanish Guinea) declares independence from Spain 1968 Tomas Carbonell, born in Barcelona, Spain, tennis star 1968 Spain closes border to Gibraltar except to Spaniards 1968 Carlos Costa, born in Spain, tennis star 1968 Greece, Portugal and Spain's embassies bombed in the Hague 1968 Javier Sanchez, Spain, tennis star 1966 6 French fighters crash above Spain 1966 Jose Maria Olazabal, born in Fuenterrabia, Gipuzkoa, Basque country, Spain, professional golfer, 6 PGA Tour wins, 23 European Tour wins, 2 Japan Golf Tour wins 1966 1st Jewish child born in Spain since 1492 expulsion 1965 Emilio Sanchez, born in Madrid, Spain, Tennis player, 1988 Olympic bronze 1965 Tania Abitbol, born in Madrid, Spain, LPGA golfer, 1994 U.S. Women's Open-4th 1965 Generalissimo Francisco Franco meets with Jewish representatives to discuss legitimizing Jewish communities in Spain 1964 Jordi Arrese, Spain, tennis star 1963 Cristina Marsillach, born in Madrid, Spain, actress, Barocco 1963 Antonia Real, Spain, 400m freestyle, Olympic-1976 1963 Pedro Duque, born in Madrid, Spain, engineer and astronaut, STS-78 alt, sk:95 1962 Alberto Tous, Spain, tennis star 1962 Princess Sophia of Greece weds Don Juan Carlos of Spain 1962 Juan Aguilera, born in Spain, tennis star 1962 Diego Perez, Spain, tennis star 1961 Spain accept equal rights for men and women 1960 Fire in movie theater kills 152 children (Amude Spain) 1960 Antonio Banderas, born in Malaga, Spain, actor, Philadelphia, Evita, Mambo Kings 1960 Marta Chavarri Figueroa, born in Madrid, Spain, The Marquesa de Cubas 1960 Lola Forner, Alicante SW Spain, Miss Spain, 1979 1959 Victoria Abril, born in Madrid, Spain, actress, Libertarias 1958 Michael E Lopez-Alegria, born in Madrid, Spain, Lieutenant Commander/astronaut, STS-73, sk 92 1958 Fernando Luna, Spain, tennis star 1957 Marta Figueras-Dotti, born in Madrid, Spain, LPGA golfer, 1994 Hawaiian Open 1957 Severlano Ballesteros, born in Spain, golfer, British Open 1979, 84, 88 1957 Bienvenida Buck, Velencia Spain, lover of British Peter Harding 1956 Holland and Spain withdraw from Olympics, protest Soviets in Hungary 1956 Isabel Pantoja, Spain, spanish singer, Genio y Figura 1956 Spain relinquishes her protectorate in Morocco 1955 Angela Molina, born in Madrid, Spain, actress, Streets of Gold, Half of Heaven 1954 Lina Romay, born in Barcelona, Spain, actress, Conan the Barbarian 1954 Amparo Munoz, Malgra Spain, Miss Universe, 1974 1953 U.S. and Spain sign defense treaty (4 U.S. bases in Spain) 1952 Spain joins UNESCO 1951 Pedro Almodovar, Spain, director/screenwriter, Kika, Matador 1951 Charo, Murcia Spain, actress and singer, Chico and the Man, Love Boat 1949 "Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)" closes at Broadway New York City after 76 performances 1949 "Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)" opens at Broadway New York City for 76 performances 1949 Niceto A Zamora y Torres, premier of Spain (1931-36), dies at 71 1947 Naval torpedo and mine factory explodes at Cadiz, Spain killing 300 1947 Spain votes for Franco monarchy 1946 Spain suspended from UN 1946 Jose Carreras, Barcelona Spain opera tenor, I Lombardi, Three Tenors 1946 U.S. government asks United Nations to order dictator Franco out of Spain 1945 Raphael, Spain, spanish singer, When the Sun Sets, Lo Meyur de Ano 1944 Train crashes in tunnel of Aguadilla Spain; about 500 die 1943 Julio Iglesias, Spain, singer, Of All the Girls I Loved Before 1943 Carmen von Thyssen, born in Barcelona, Spain, Baroness 1941 Placido Domingo, born in Madrid, Spain, opera tenor, Pinkerton-Mme Butterfly 1940 Alfonso XIII de Borbon, corrupt king of Spain (1902-31), dies 1940 Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Toro Spain, conductor, International Conductor Competition 1939 U.S. recognizes Franco government in Spain at end of Spanish civil war Pope Pius XII congratulates Generalissimo Franco's victory in Spain 1939 Great Britain recognizes Franco-regime in Spain 1939 France recognizes Franco's regime in Spain 1939 Netherlands recognizes Franco-regime in Spain 1938 Revolutionary offensive of Ebro Spain (Hollander Piet) 1938 Britain and France recognize Franco government in Spain 1938 Juan Carlos I, king of Spain, 1975- 1937 Battle of Gijon in Spain begins 1937 Republican offensive near Belchite Spain 1937 Republican offensive by Brunete in Spain 1937 German battleships bomb Almeria, Spain 1937 Juan Negrin succeeds Largo Caballero as Spain's premier 1937 German Luftwaffe destroys Basque town of Guernica in Spain 1937 Franco-offensive at Guadalajara Spain 1936 Generalissimo Francisco Franco establishes state of Spain 1936 Franco troops conquer Irun and Talavera de la Reina Spain 1936 Quiroga government takes office in Spain 1936 Manuel Azana elected president of Spain 1934 Ramon Sender, born in Madrid, Spain, composer, co-founder, San Francisco Tape Music Center, co-designed the first west coast synthesizer, the Buchla Box 1934 Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Barcelona Spain, UNESCO director, 1987- 1933 Spain's 2nd Government of Lerroux forms 1933 Women allowed to vote in Spain (helps right wing) 1933 Adolfo Suarez Gonzalez, premier of Spain, 1976-81 1933 Rafael Frubeck de Burgos, Burgos, Spain, conductor, World of Song 1933 Spain's 2nd government of Azana forms 1933 Spain recognizes the U.S.S.R. 1933 Pope Pius XI encyclical "On oppression of the Church in Spain" 1933 Montserrat Caballe, born in Barcelona, Spain, soprano, Mimi-La Boheme 1933 Uprising of Guardia Civil in Spain, 25 dies 1931 Manuel Azana becomes premier/Niceto Zamora president of Spain 1931 Spain becomes a republic 1931 Spain becomes republic with overthrow of King Alfonso XIII 1931 Juan Bautista Aznar becomes premier of Spain 1930 Luis de Pablo, born in Bilbao, Spain, founder, Alea, Nueva Musica, teacher, composer, chamber music works include 'Ex voto for Violin and Viola' 1995 1928 Eddie Fisher, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, singer, Oh My Papa, Lady of Spain 1927 Narciso Yepes, Lorca Spain, guitarist, Orquesta Nacionale 1947 1927 Spain routes 20,000 soldiers to Morocco (uprising Rifkabylen) 1926 Luis Miguel Dominguin, Spain, matador 1926 Spain leaves League of Nation due to Germany joining 1926 Spain and Brazil prevent Germany joining League of Nations 1926 Francisco Franco becomes General of Spain 1925 Spain and France fight Morocco 1925 Francisco Rabal, born in Aguilas, Spain, actor, Holy Innocents, Camorra 1925 Lola Flores, Cadiz Spain, singer and actress, Kuma Ching, Faraona 1924 Victoria de los Angeles, Spain, soprano, Mimi-La Boheme 1923 Miguel Primo de Rivera becomes dictator of Spain 1923 With Spain's king Alfonso XIII assist, army coup under de Rivera 1923 1st flight of autogiro by Juan de la Cierva, Madrid, Spain 1922 Maria Casares, La Coruna Spain, French actress, Orpheus, Lectrice 1919 Jinx Falkenburg, Barcelona Spain, actress, Masquerade Party 1917 Fernando Rey, Arambillet, La Coruna Spain, actor, Matter of Time 1916 Camilo Jose Cela, Spain, author, La Colmena-1951 1915 Angier Biddle Duke, New York City, U.S. Ambassador, Spain 1915 Pedro Saenz, born in Spain, composer, composed music for classical guitar 1915 Carlos Surinach, born in Barcelona, Spain, composer, Monte Carlo 1915 Carlos Surinach, born in Barcelona Spain, composer, Monte Carlo 1912 Jose Canalejas bon Mendez, premier of Spain (1910-12), murdered at 58 1912 Jose Canalejas Y Mendez, premier Spain, murdered 1912 Spanish steamer "Principe de Asturias" sinks NE of Spain, 500 die 1911 Enrique Jorda, born in San Sebastian, Spain, conductor, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra 1970 1910 Miguel Hernadez Gilabert, Spain, poet, Viento del Pueblo 1907 Nicanor Zabaleta, San Sebastian, Spain, harpist 1904 France and Spain sign treaty for Morocco Independence 1904 Salvador Dali, Figueras, Spain, surrealist artist, Crucifixion 1904 Duncan Renaldo, Spain, actor, Cisco Kid 1904 Isabella II, Queen of Spain (1833-68), dies at 73 1903 Carlos Montoya, born in Madrid, Spain, guitarist, Suite Flamenco 1966 1902 Cuba gains independence from Spain 1901 Joaquin Rodrigo, Spain, composer 1901 Joaquin Rodrigo, Sagunto Valencia Spain, composer, Juglares 1900 Luis Brunel, Calanda Spain, director, Tristana, Phantom of Liberty 1900 Xavier Cugat, born in Barcelona, Spain, bandleader, married Abbe Lane, Charo 1899 Treaty of Paris ratifies ends war; Spain cedes Puerto Rico to US 1899 Cuba liberated from Spain by U.S., known as National Day, U.S. occupies until 1902 1898 Spain cedes Guam to U.S. 1898 Philippine nationalists declares independence from Spain to U.S. control 1898 Federico Garcia Lorca, born in Spain, poet/dramatist, Blood Wedding 1898 Vicente Aleixandre, born in Spain, writer, Ambito, Bird of Paper, Nobel 1977 1898 U.S. declares war on Spain over Cuba 1898 Spain declares war on U.S. rejecting ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba 1897 Spain grants Puerto Rico autonomy 1897 Antonio Canovas del Castillo, Prime Minister of Spain, murdered at 69 1897 Antonio Canovas del Castillo, premier of Spain, murdered at 69 1895 Jose Iturbi, Valencia Spain, pianist, Pequena danza Espanola 1895 King Alfonso plants pine sapling in Madrid, starts Spain's Arbor Day 1895 Fortunio Bonanova, Palma de Mallorca Spain, opera singer 1894 Andres Segovia, guitarist, Linares, Spain 1893 Juan Miro, Spain, painter/sculptor, Dog Barking at the Moon 1893 Andres Segovia, Linares Spain, classical guitarist 1893 Jorge Guillen, Valladolid Spain, poet and critic, Cantico, Final 1890 Norman Bethune, Canada, Doctor in Spain and China 1890 Amadeus I FM, king of Spain (1870-73), dies at 44 1888 Margarita Xirgu, born in Barcelona, Spain, actress, Bloody Wedding 1888 Italy and Spain sign military covenant 1887 Antonio Moreno, born in Madrid, Spain, actor and director, It, Careers 1887 Juan Gris, born in Spain, cubist painter, Still Life Before an Open Window 1886 Pedro Sanjuan, San Sebastian, Spain, composer, Castilla 1886 Spain abolishes slavery in Cuba 1886 Luis Alberni, Spain, actor, Topaze 1886 Alfonso XIII, Borbon King of Spain, 1902-31 1885 Alfonso XII, king of Spain (1874-85), dies at 27 1885 Alfonso XII, king of Spain (1875-85), dies at 27 1882 Joaquin Turina, Seville Spain, composer, Rima 1882 Eugenio d' Ors y Rovira, Barcelona Spain, essayist/philosopher 1881 Juan Ramon Jimenez, Spain, poet, Distant Gardens, Nobel 1956 1881 Pablo Picasso, born in Malaga, Spain, artist, 3 Dancers, Guernica 1881 122 degrees F (50 degrees C), Seville, Spain (European record) 1877 Niceto A Zamora y Torres, premier/president of Spain, 1931-36 1876 Pablo Casals, born in El Vendrell, Catalonia, Spain, cellist, conductor and composer 1876 Manuel de Falla, Cadiz Spain, composer, El Amor Brujo 1874 Soledad Jiminez, Santander Spain, actor, Phantom ofthe Range 1872 Pio Baroja Y Nessa, San Sebastion Spain, writer, Caminode Parfeccion 1871 King Amadeus I of Spain inaugurated at 25 1870 Miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain, 1923-30 1868 Cuba revolts for independence against Spain 1868 Spain's Queen Isabella is deposed, flees to France 1868 Battle of Alcolea, causes Queen Isabella 2 of Spain to flee to France 1868 Grito de Lares proclaims Puerto Rico's independence (crushed by Spain) 1867 Enrique Granados, Spain, composer 1867 Enrique Granados, born in Lerida, Spain, composer, Maria del Carmen 1867 Vicente Blasco Ibanez, Spain, writer, 4 Horsemen of Apocalypse 1866 Prim's Insurrection in Spain ends 1864 Miguel de Unamuno Jugo, Bilbao Spain, philosopher, Ensayos, Teatro 1863 George Santayana, born in Spain, philosopher/poet/humanist, Last Puritan 1863 Andres Bonifacio, leader of 1896 Philippine revolt against Spain 1857 Alfonso XII, king of Spain, 1874-85 1857 Conrad Haebler, German historian, Early printers of Spain/Portugal 1854 Jose Canalejas contributes Mendez, premier of Spain, 1910-12 1845 Amadeus I FM, duke of Aosta/king of Spain, 1870-73 1844 Spain grants Dominican Rep independence 1843 Benito Perez Galdos, Spain, novelist, Fountain of Gold, Nazaarin 1843 Adelina Patti, born in Madrid, Spain, opera soprano, Lucio 1837 Spain gets new Constitution 1836 Spain recognizes independence of Mexico 1833 Ferdinand VII MF, king of Spain, dies 1833 Pedro Antonio de Alarcon, born in Spain, writer, Three-Cornered Hat 1832 Gaspar Nunez de Arce, Spain, poet "Spanish Tennyson" 1831 Robert Jenkins loses an ear, starts war between Britain and Spain 1830 Isabella II, Queen of Spain, 1833-68 1828 Antonio Canovas del Castillo, premier of Spain 1824 Battle of Ayacucho (Candorcangui), Peru defeats Spain 1822 Battle of Pichincha, Bolivar secures independence of Quito from Spain 1821 Santo Domingo (Dominican Rep) proclaims independence from Spain 1821 Panama declares independence from Spain 1821 Peru declares independence from Spain (National Day) 1821 Spain cedes Florida to U.S. 1821 Mexico gains independence from Spain 1821 Spain sells eastern Florida to United States for $5 million 1820 Spain sells part of Florida to U.S. for $5 million 1819 Congress of Angostura establishes Colombia's independence from Spain 1819 Spain renounces claims to Oregon Country, Florida (Adams-Onis Treaty) 1819 Carlos IV, King of Spain (1788-1808), dies at 70 1818 Chile gains independence from Spain 1817 Jose Zorrilla y Moral, Vallodolid Spain, poet/dramatist, El rey Loco 1816 Argentina declares independence from Spain 1813 Chilpancingo congress declares Mexico independent of Spain 1812 Duke of Wellington seizes Burgos Spain 1812 Duke of Wellington defeats French at Battle of Salamanca, Spain 1811 Cartagena Colombia declares independence from Spain 1811 El Salvador's 1st battle against Spain for independence 1811 Venezuela, 1st South American country to gain independence from Spain 1811 Paraguay gains independence from Spain (National Day) 1810 U.S. annexes West Florida from Spain 1810 Chile declares independence from Spain (National Day) 1810 Colombia declares independence from Spain 1810 Argentina declares independence from Napoleonic Spain (National Day) 1810 Seville, Spain surrenders to French 1809 Ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day) 1809 French take Saragossa, Spain after a long siege 1808 Holland Brigade battle at Durango, Spain 1808 Napoleon asks King Louis for Holland brigade towards Spain 1808 Jozef Napoleon becomes king of Spain 1808 Napoleon's brother Joseph takes the throne of Spain 1803 Spain cedes her claims to Louisiana Territory to France 1802 France, Netherlands, Spain and England signs Peace of Amiens 1800 Spain cedes Louisiana to France in a secret treaty 1798 British Honduras beats Spain in battle of St. George 1796 Manuel Breton de los Herreros, Quel Spain, poet/comic playwright 1796 Spain declares war on England 1796 Spain and France sign anti-English alliance 1795 Pinckney's Treaty between Spain and U.S. is signed, establishing southern boundary of U.S. and giving Americans right to send goods down Mississippi 1795 Spain and France sign peace treaty 1788 Carlos III, King of Naples/Spain (1759-88), dies at 72 1784 Ferdinand VII MF, king of Spain 1783 Spain recognizes U.S. independence 1779 In support of the U.S., Spain declares war on England 1776 France and Spain agreed to give weapons to American rebels 1771 Spain cedes Falkland Islands to Britain 1766 Isabelle Farnese, queen of Spain, dies 1766 Elisabeth Farnese, princess of Parma/queen of Spain, dies at 73 1762 England and Spain signs Treaty of Paris 1762 Spain acquires Louisiana 1762 England declares war on Spain and Naples 1759 Carlos III becomes king of Spain 1759 Ferdinand VI, the wise, king of Spain, dies at 46 1754 Marquis of Ensenada becomes premier of Spain 1753 Ferdinand VI of Spain and Pope Benedictus XIV sign concord 1748 Carlos IV, King of Spain, 1788-1808 1748 Carlos IV, king of Spain, 1788-1808 1746 Philip V, French King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46), dies at 62 1746 Francisco Jose de Goya, Fuendetodos Spain, painter/etcher, Naked Maja 1741 Spain and Bavaria sign treaty 1739 England declares war on Spain: War of Jenkin's Ear 1739 England declares war on Spain 1739 Spain and Naples-Austria sign peace accord 1739 England and Spain signs 2nd Convention of Pardo 1738 English parliament declares war on Spain (War of Jenkin's Ear) 1733 France and Spain sign Escoriaal Treaty 1733 France, Spain and Sardinia sign anti-German covenant 1731 Spain signs Treaty of Vienna 1729 Padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer, Fandango 1729 Spain, France and England signs Treaty of Seville 1728 Spain and England sign (1st) Convention of Pardo 1727 Spain underwrites Preliminairy of Paris 1725 Spain and Austria sign secret treaty 1725 Spain and Austria sign trade treaty 1725 Emperor Charles VI and King Philip IV of Spain sign Treaty of Vienna 1721 France and Spain sign Treaty of Madrid 1718 England declares war on Spain 1718 France declares war on Spain 1716 Carlos III, king of Naples/Spain, 1759-88, Pompei/Jesuits 1714 Spain and Netherlands sign peace/trade agreement 1713 Spain losses Menorca and Gibraltar 1712 Ferdinand VI, the wise, King of Spain, 1746-59 1702 England and Netherlands declares war on France and Spain 1700 Carlos II, King of Spain (1665-1700), dies at 39 1699 England, France and Netherlands agree on 2nd Extermination treaty of Spain 1692 Elisabeth Farnese, princess of Parma/queen of Spain 1689 French king Louis XIV declares war on Spain 1686 Germany, Sweden and Spain signs anti-French League of Augsburg 1685 Charles VI, German emperor/king of Spain, 1711-40 1684 Spain and Germany sign cease fire with France 1683 Philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain, 1700-24, 24-46 1683 Philip V, France, King of Spain, 1700-24, 24-46 1679 Don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies 1678 France and Spain signs peace treaty 1676 King Carlos II of Spain becomes of age (at 15) 1676 Battle of Etna - Netherlands/Spain vs France, M de Ruyter fatally wounded 1674 Spain, France and Netherlands form Triple Alliance 1673 Leopold I, Spain, Netherlands and Lutherans form anti-French covenant 1668 Treaty of Lisbon: Spain recognizes Portugal 1668 King Louis XIV and Emperor Leopold I sign treaty dividing Spain 1665 Philip IV, King of Spain (1621-55), dies 1665 Battle at Viciosa: English and Portuguese army beat Spain 1665 Battle at Monte Carlo: English and Portuguese army beat Spain 1661 Don Luis Mendez de Haro, premier of Spain (1643-61), dies at about 63 1661 Charles II, last Habsburg king of Spain, 1665-1700 1657 France and England form alliance against Spain; England gets Dunkirk 1650 French rebel Henri de la Tour Turenne signs treaty with Spain 1648 Treaty of Munster: Spain and Netherlands ratified 1648 Spain and Netherlands sign Peace of Munster, ending Tachtigjarige War 1646 Spain and Netherlands signs temporary cease fire 1645 Gaspar de Guzman, premier of Spain (1621-43), dies at 58 1641 Ferdinand van Austrian, cardinal of Spain, dies 1641 Ferdinand, of Austria, cardinal of Spain, dies at 32 1635 France declares war on Spain 1634 Battle at Nordlingen: King Ferdinand III and Spain beat Sweden and German protestants 1634 Battle at Nordlingen Bavarian: emperor Ferdinand II and Spain beat Sweden and German protestants 1633 Isabella of Austria, infante of Spain/governess in Holland, dies at 67 1630 Spain and England sign peace treaty 1629 French huguenot leader duke De Rohan signs accord with Spain 1627 France and Spain signs accord for fighting protestantism 1624 England declares war on Spain 1621 Spain and Netherlands 12 Year Resistant Pact ends 1621 Felipe III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42 1618 Bartolome Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized] 1617 Peace of Pavia (Spain and Savoye) 1609 Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands 1609 Spain and Netherlands sign 12 Year Resistant Pact 1605 Philip IV, King of Spain and Portugal, 1621 - 1665 1601 France gains Bresse, Bugey, Valromey and Gex in treaty with Spain 1601 Baltasar Gracian, born in Belmonte, Aragon, Spain, Spanish Baroque prose writer, wrote 'El heroe' or 'The Hero', 'El politico', or 'The Politician', 'El discreto', 'The Discreet One', exiled for 'Criticon', or 'Faultfinder' 1600 Pedro Calderon de la Barca, born in Madrid, Spain, writer, dramatist, Spanish Golden Age, works include, 'La vida es sueno', or, 'Life is a Dream' 1599 Diego Velazquez, Spain, painter, Rokeby Venus, baptized 1599 Valencia arch duke Albrecht of Austrian marries Isabella of Spain 1598 Francisco de Zurbaran, Spain, Baroque painter, baptized 1598 Philip II, King of Spain (1556-98), dies at 71 1598 France and Spain signs Peace of Vervins 1596 England, France and Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain 1595 French king Henri IV declares war on Spain 1587 Sir Frances Drake sails into Cadiz Spain and sinks Spanish fleet 1587 Deventer and Zutphen surrender to Spain 1587 Gaspar de Guzman, Count of Olivares, Premier of Spain, 1621-43 1585 Spain confisquates English ships 1585 Spain and Catholic France sign Saint League of Joinville 1582 Last Julian calender day in Spain/Portugal/pontifical states 1580 Battle of Alcantara, Spain defeats Portugal 1578 Philip III, King of Spain and Portugal, 1598 - 1621 1571 Battle at Lepanto: Saint League (Spain and Italy) destroys Turkish fleet 1571 Venice, Spain and Pope Pius form anti-Turkish Saint League 1568 Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23 1566 Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands 1562 Lope Felix de Vega, born in Madrid, Spain, dramatist/poet, Angelica, Arcadia 1561 King Philip II of Spain forbids Spanish settlements in Florida 1559 Spain and France signs 2nd Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambresis 1558 Charles V, King of Spain (Carlos I)/Holy Roman Emperor, dies at 58 1556 Ex-emperor Karel departs Netherland for Spain 1556 Vlissingen ex-emperor Charles V returns to Spain 1556 Charles V and Maria of Hungary march into Spain 1556 Karel V's son Philip II crowned king of Spain 1556 Emperor Karel appoints his son Philip II, king of Spain 1555 English parliament refuses to recognize Philip of Spain as king 1548 Francisco Suarez, Granada Spain, philosopher/theologian 1545 Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain/daughter of Henri II 1543 Juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist 1542 Spain delegates "New Laws" against slavery in America 1542 Conquistador Francisco de Orellana returns to Spain 1542 Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo claims California for Spain 1539 Hernando De Soto claims Florida for Spain 1531 Earthquake in Lisbon Spain, kills 20,000-30,000 1529 Treaty of Saragosa: Spain and Portugal divide eastern hemisphere 1527 Philip II, King of Spain, 1556 - 1598, and Portugal, 1580 - 1598 1526 French king Francois I freed from Spain 1522 Spanish navigator Juan de Elcano returns to Spain, completes 1st circumnavigation of globe, expedition begins under Ferdinand Magellan 1522 Magellen with Vittoria returns to Spain, after 1st round world trip 1522 Emperor Karel I returns to Spain 1521 French king Francois I declares war on Spain 1519 Catherine de' Medici, Queen of Spain/daughter of Henry II 1513 Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain 1513 Florida discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Leon 1511 England and Spain sign anti-French covenant 1511 Michael Servetus, Spain, physician, Christianism Rostituta 1506 Felipe I, the handsome, King of Castilie (Spain) (1504-06), dies 1506 Christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55 1504 Queen Isabella I of Spain signs her testament 1504 France and Spain signs ceasefire 1503 Queen Isabella of Spain bans violence against indians 1503 Casa Contratacion (Board of Trade) found (Spain) to deal with American affairs 1502 Columbus left Spain on his 4th and final trip to New World 1501 Philip de Blank and Juana "la Loca" depart to Spain 1500 Carlos V, King of Spain, 1516-56, Holy Roman Emperor 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas, Spain and Portugal divide America 1493 Spanish Pope Alexander VI divides America between Spain and Portugal 1493 Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after 1st new world voyage 1493 France cedes Roussillon and Cerdagne to Spain by treaty of Barcelona 1493 Columbus returns to Spain on his 1st trip 1492 In Spain, 6 Jews and 5 Conversos are accused of using black magic 1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba and claims it for Spain 1492 All Jews are expelled from Spain 1492 Columbus sets sail from Palos, Spain for "Indies" 1492 Jews are expelled from Spain by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella 1492 Spain announces it will expels all Jews 1492 Christopher Columbus signs contract with Spain to find Indies 1492 King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella sign decree expelling Jews from Spain 1492 Spain recaptures Granada from the Moors (Granada Day) 1491 6 Jews and 5 Conversos accused of killing Christians in La Guardia Spain 1483 Tomas de Torquemada appointed inquisitor-general of Spain 1478 Philip I, the Handsome, 1st Habsburg King of Spain, 1504-06 1461 Alfonso ed Espina, bishop of Osma urges for an Inquistion in Spain 1460 Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida 1455 Jews flee Spain 1451 Isabella I, of Castile, Queen of Spain, 1479-1504, patron of Columbus 1429 Order of Golden Fleece established in Austria-Hungary and Spain 1398 Inigo Lopez, Spain, marques de Santillana, poet, Comedieta de Ponza 1397 Joao II, King of Aragon, Spain 1391 Jews are massacred in Toledo and Barcelona Spain 1391 Inhabitants of Seville Spain massacres 5,000 Jews 1391 Mob led by Ferrand Martinez surounds and sets fire to Jewish quarter of Seville Spain, surviving Jews sold into slavery 1391 Jew hating Monk in Seville Spain stirs up people to attack Jews 1367 Battle at Najera Spain: Castilie and England beat Aragon and France 1355 1,200 Jews of Toledo Spain killed by Count Henry of Trastamara 1340 Battle of Salado Spain: last Moor invasion driven back 1250 Pope Innoncent III refuses Jews of Cordova Spain to build a synagogue 1212 Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa; end of Moslem power in Spain 1135 Maimonides, Moses Ben Maimon, Corodoba Spain, philosopher and physician 994 Muhammad ibn Hazm, historian/jurist/author of Islamic Spain 756 Abd-al-Rahman I becomes emir of Cordova Spain 711 Berbers under Tarik-ibn Ziyad occupies North Spain 39 Lucan, Cordova Spain, Latin poet, Bellum Civile |
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