State1492–1976
Spanish Empire
Spain’s colonial empire, which began with the voyages of Columbus; in the 16th century it spanned most of the Americas, the Philippines and possessions in Europe.
- Dates
- 1492 – 1976
- Events
- 16 events
- Regions
- Latin America, Western and Central Europe, Southeast Asia and Oceania, North America
- In the threads
- Age of Discovery and the New World, Europe and the Ottoman Empire: the end of the Middle Ages, History of Portugal since the Battle of Aljubarrota, French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, The world in the Age of Revolution
Events
- Balboa reaches the Pacific Ocean25–29 September 1513 · Latin America
- Spanish conquest of the Aztec EmpireFebruary 1519 – 13 August 1521 · Latin America
- First circumnavigation of the globe10 August 1519 – 8 September 1522 · Western and Central Europe
- Battle of Mactan27 April 1521 · Southeast Asia and Oceania
- Fall of Tenochtitlan13 August 1521 · Latin America
- Sack of Rome (1527)6 May 1527 · Western and Central Europe
- Battle of Cajamarca16 November 1532 · Latin America
- Hernando de Soto’s expedition into the interior of North America30 May 1539 – September 1543 · North America
- Cortes of Tomar: Philip II becomes King of PortugalApril 1581 · Western and Central Europe
- Restoration of Portuguese independence1 December 1640 · Western and Central Europe
- Siege of Toulon29 August – 19 December 1793 · Western and Central Europe
- Haitian Revolutionbetween 21 August and 22 August 1791 – 1 January 1804 · Latin America
- Balmis Expedition30 November 1803 – 14 August 1806 · Latin America
- Battle of Trafalgar21 October 1805 · Western and Central Europe
- Cry of Dolores16 September 1810 · Latin America
- Peninsular War2 May 1808 – 17 April 1814 · Western and Central Europe
Often together with
Kingdom of PortugalAztec EmpireFerdinand MagellanFirst French EmpireFrench First RepublicHernán CortésHernando de SotoKingdom of Great BritainNapoleon IUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandArthur Wellesley, Duke of WellingtonAtahualpa