Spanish Empire
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The Spanish Empire, sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy, was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976. In conjunction with the Portuguese Empire, it ushered in the European Age of Discovery. It achieved a global scale, controlling vast portions of the Americas, Africa, various islands in Asia and Oceania, as well as territory in other parts of Europe. It was one of the most powerful empires of the early modern period, becoming known as "the empire on which the sun never sets".
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Countries on this land today
Key people
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz1651 – 1695Mexican writer, philosopher, playwright and poetSource: Wikidata (citizenship)
Juan Ponce de León1460 – 1521Spanish explorer and conquistadorSource: Wikidata (citizenship)
Antonio José de Sucre1795 – 1830Venezuelan military and politician (1795–1830)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega1539 – 1616Spanish chronicler (1539-1616)Source: Wikidata (citizenship)
Everything that happened
- 1494Treaty of TordesillasTordesillasThe Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in Tordesillas, Spain, on 7 June 1494, and ratified in Setúbal, Portugal, divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Crown of Castile, along a meridian 370 leagues (c. 2,100 km or 1,300 mi) west of the Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa.Source: Wikidata (country)
- 1654 – 1660Anglo-Spanish WarCádizThe Anglo-Spanish War of 1654–1660 was fought between the Commonwealth of England and Habsburg Spain. It was driven by the economic and religious rivalry between the two countries, with each side attacking the other's commercial and colonial interests in various ways, such as privateering and naval expeditions.Source: Wikidata (country of the location)
- 1683 – 1684War of the ReunionsSpanish NetherlandsThe War of the Reunions (1683–84) was a conflict between France, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire, with limited involvement by Genoa. It can be seen as a continuation of the War of Devolution (1667–1668) and the Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678), which were driven by Louis XIV's determination to establish defensible boundaries along France's northern and eastern borders.Source: Wikidata (country of the location)
- 1718 – 1720War of the Quadruple AllianceIberian PeninsulaThe War of the Quadruple Alliance, 1718 to 1720, was a conflict between Spain and a coalition of Austria, Great Britain, France, and Savoy, with the addition of the Dutch Republic in 1719. Military operations focused primarily on Sicily and Spain, with minor engagements in North America. The Spanish-backed Jacobite rising of 1719 in Scotland is considered a related conflict.Source: Wikidata (country of the location)
- 1739 – 1748War of Jenkins' EarProvince of Tierra FirmeThe War of Jenkins' Ear was fought between Great Britain and Spain from 1739 to 1748. Most of the fighting took place in New Granada and the Caribbean Sea, with major operations over by 1742. It is considered a related conflict of the 1740 to 1748 War of the Austrian Succession.Source: Wikidata (country of the location)
- 1796 – 1808Anglo-Spanish WarEnglish ChannelThe Anglo-Spanish War was fought between 1796 and 1802, and again from 1804 to 1808, as part of the First Coalition Wars. The war ended when an unexpected alliance was formed between Great Britain and the Spanish Bourbon dynasty, resulting in the French invasion.Source: Wikidata (country of the location)