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376
The fall of the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire fell around the 4th - 5th century, but the tipping point was in 376 A.D. The different dialects of Latin turned into the Romance Languages, which includes Castilian Spanish -
Jan 1, 711
Moors Invasion
The Moors Invade Spain, adding Arab word to Castilian Spanish, in 711 -
Jan 1, 1300
Spanish, the Official Language of Spain
Castilian Spanish is declared the official language by King Alfonso X -
Oct 1, 1400
Moors Expelled
Moors are expelled from Spain, after years of being mistreated. -
Jan 1, 1492
Columbus has Landed
In 1942, Columbus sailed the ocean blue to the Americas, thus finding The "the New World," and starting a string of European explorers, many of them Spanish. In this Expedition, Colmbus hits the coast of Hispaniola. -
Dec 31, 1493
Columbus's Second Voyage
Columbus, after having left a colony back in Hispanola, goes to Spain. He then returns home in Spain, and gathres another Voyage. In this on, Colmbus hitthe Lesser Antilles, and his new discoveries included the Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico.His also sialed to explore the coast of Cuba, and found Jamica. -
Oct 1, 1498
Colmbus 3th Vovage
He sailed across the mouth of the Orinoco River (in present Venezuela) and realized that he saw a continent, but without further exploration he hurried back to Hispaniola to administer his colony. In 1500 an independent governor arrived, sent by Isabella and Ferdinand as the result of reports on the wretched conditions in the colony, and he sent Columbus back to Spain in chains. The admiral was immediately released, but his favor was on the wane; other navigators, including Amerigo Vespucci, had -
Dec 1, 1502
Columbus 4th vovage
It was a while before Columbus could gather shipsfor his next Vovage He struck the coast of Honduras in Central America and coasted southward along an inhospitable shore, suffering terrible hardships, until he reached the Gulf of Darién. Attempting to return to Hispaniola, he was marooned on Jamaica. After his rescue, he was forced to abandon his hopes and return to Spain. -
Oct 2, 1513
Juan Ponce de Leon
Juan Ponce de León led a European expedition to discover the mythical fountain of youth, instead finding the southeast coast of what would become the United States. He gave Florida its name and went on to become the first governor of Puerto Rico. -
Aug 13, 1521
Conquest of Mexico
Hernan Cortes destroyed the Aztec empire, and founded New Spain, which is now called New Spain. -
Period: Jan 1, 1535 to
Conquest of Chile
Pedro de Valdivia, an explorer, didn't find chile, but he built settlements, and fortresses to protect against Native attacks. He later died in a batlle, and the natives were later killed by Spainards. Later, the Chileans were put under colonial rule, and did not supress authority. -
Oct 1, 1572
Conquest of Peru
At Peru, The Inca Empire ruled, with a size of 690,000 sq mi, and a population of 16.000.000. When Fransico and his men arrived to take down the massive empire, the two p\rinces were fighting over the throne, and the Inca empire was at Civil War. This made it undoubtly easier for Pizzaro to take down the Inca. -
Royal Academy of Spainish Language
It was founded in 1713 by the Marquis of Villena with the purpose of preserving the changes made to the Spanish language.
