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SPANISH TIMLINE
Title: SPANISH TIMLINE
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics
Details: Words: 350 | Pages: 1.5 (approximately 235 words/page)
SPANISH TIMLINE
IMPORTANT DATES
about 1100-1000 BC
Phoenicians began colonizing Spain. Modern cities such as Cádiz and Málaga were founded by the Phoenicians around this time.
400s BC
The Carthaginians conquered much of Spain.
200s BC
Spain became an important part of the Roman Empire following the Punic Wars.
AD 573
The Visigoths completed their conquest of the Iberian Peninsula.
711-718
The Moors conquered most of Spain. Many Spaniards converted to Islam, and Moorish culture began to flourish.
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…showed last 75 words of 350 total…in Barcelona and Madrid, and regional separatist groups gained strength.
1975
Franco died and was succeeded by King Juan Carlos. Spain became a constitutional monarchy.
1980s
Spain joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Community (now the European Union), increasing its ties with the rest of Europe.
1992
The Summer Olympic Games were held in Barcelona.
1994
Spain threatened to block expansion of the European Union until a compromise guaranteed protection of Spanish fishing rights.
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