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french revolution.
in this date, the people of paris attaked the bastile prison, a symbol of the king´s power. the revolt spread from Paris to other parts of France. later on, the monarchy was abolished and France became a republic. -
napoleon becomes emperor
in this date, Napoleon Bonaparte becomes emperor in france. He wanted to establish a big empire including european countries. -
loss of colonies
in this date, spain lost haiti -
loss of colonies
in this date, spain lost haiti -
treaty of fontainebleau
in this date, napoleon signed the treaty of fontainebleau that let him cross spain to conquer portugal. but once he was there, he invaded spain as well. -
the spanish war of independence
in this date, the spanish people rebel against the french and fight a guerilla war. there were some victories but the french soon controlled all of spain -
spanish war of independence
in this date, spain fights a guerilla war against france. there were some victories, but the french soon controlled all of spain -
loss of colonies
in this date, spain lost argentina and colombia. -
loss of colonies
in this date, spain lost colombia and argentina -
loss of colonies
in this date, spain lost venezuela and paraguay -
loss of colonies
in this date, spain lost venezuela and paraguay -
loss of colonies
in this date, spain lost chile -
loss of colonies
in this date, spain lost mexico, guatemala, el salvador, honduras, nicaragua, costa rica and peru -
loss of colonies
in this date, spain lost ecuador -
loss of colonies
in this date, spain lost bolivia -
loss of colonies
in this date, spain lost uruguay -
loss of colonies
in this date, spain lost uruguay -
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the carlist wars
between these dates, the carlists (that were conservatives and supported monarchy) and the liberals (that wanted to modernise the country and didn´t want monarchy) fought in war to see who won the throne. -
loss of colonies
in this date, spain lost the dominican republic -
isabel´s reign ends
in this date, isabel II was forced to abdicate and left spain -
Amadeo of savoy becomes king
in this date, amadeo of savoy becomes king of spain. he was chosen by the cortes. -
amadeo of savoy
in this date, amadeo of savoy faces a lot of opposition and abdicates. -
the restoration
in this date, the restoration began thanks to alfonso XII, isabel´s son, that returned to spain to become king. -
first oficial football match in spain
in this date, the two oldest teams now, played the first oficial football match in spain -
loss of colonies
in this date, spain lost cuba -
spanish american war
in this date, spain fought a war against usa over it´s remaining colonies.spain didn´t want to lose cuba because it was very rich in sugar. the usa supported the cuban independence movement and finally, the usa won the war.
