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Elephants loose on motorway in Murcia, Spain |
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Catalonia: Clashes after separatist leaders detained |
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Deadly storm blasts across Europe, killing three |
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Ryanair passenger takes emergency exit |
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Catalonia election: Puigdemont hails 'defeat' for Spanish state 
Barcelona: Catalonia's ousted separatist leader, Carles Puigdemont, has declared that the Spanish state has been defeated in a snap regional election
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Protests as ex-ministers held in Spanish custody. Barcelona
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Catalonia declared independence Map of Madrid Madrid: The Spanish government has stripped Catalonia's most senior police officials of their powers, hours after direct rule was imposed on the region
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| Oct.21 |
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Spain pushes to remove Catalonia leaders |
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| Oct.18 |
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Spain ultimatum looms over independence push |
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| Oct.16 |
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Two Catalan separatists in Spanish custody |
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| Oct.8 |
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Huge Spain unity rally in Barcelona
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| Oct.7 |
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Catalonia referendum: Thousands rally for Spanish unity. Madrid
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Catalan leader faults Spanish King. Barcelona
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| Oct.1 |
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Referendum: Catalonia has 'won right to statehood'. Barcelona
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Catalan referendum: 'Hundreds hurt' as police try to stop voters Barcelona: Catalan emergency officials say 761 people have been injured as police used force to try to block voting in Catalonia's independence referen...
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Barcelona attack: Van driver shot dead by police |
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Barcelona attack: New manhunt for suspected driver |
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| Aug.17 |
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Spanish police stop second attack after 13 killed in Barcelona |
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Van driven into pedestrians, killing 13 Map of La Rambla Barcelona Spain Barcelona: At least 100 injured. Two suspects then fled on foot. Police said two men were arrested in connection with the attack
| In Ripoll, a man in his 20s was alleged to have rented the van, but told police his ID was stolen.Amaq News Agency said the attackers were 'soldiers of the Islamic State' who "carried out the operation in response to calls for targeting coalition states
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Spain rescues 600 migrants in busiest day |
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| Aug.3 |
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Neymar signs 5-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain |
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| Jul.20 |
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Salvador Dali's body exhumed for DNA tests |
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| Jul.16 |
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Trains collide on Madrid rollercoaster |
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| Jun.11 |
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Rafael Nadal beats Stan Wawrinka to win the tournament for a 10th time |
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Real Madrid hit four to win Champions League. Wales
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| Jul.14 |
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9 injured, no one gored in final Pamplona bull run |
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Spain election: PP short of a majority and Socialists second |
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| May.28 |
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Ronaldo fires Real Madrid to Champions League glory |
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| Dec.20 |
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PM Rajoy's party loses majority. Madrid
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| Sep.27 |
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Pro-independence parties win elections |
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| Jun.6 |
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Barcelona crowned European champions for fifth time |
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| May.9 |
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Airbus military plane crashes near Seville airport |
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| Jan.31 |
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Podemos holds Madrid mass 'March for Change' |
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| Oct.19 |
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Spanish nurse Ebola test negative |
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| Oct.6 |
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Nurse infected with Ebola in Spain. Madrid
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| Jul.7 |
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Jet disaster averted in Barcelona near-miss |
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| Jun.18 |
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Spain knocked out of World Cup by Chile |
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| Jun.8 |
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Rafael Nadal clinches record ninth French Open title |
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King Juan Carlos of Spain abdicates 
Madrid: King Juan Carlos of Spain has announced his intention to abdicate, after nearly 40 years on the throne
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| May.24 |
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Real Madrid win Champions League |
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Spanish princess quizzed in court |
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At least 77 die as Spanish train derails in Galicia Map of Galicia Spain| A train has derailed in north-western Spain, killing at least 60 people and injuring many more. It is the worst rail accident in Spain in four decades. All 13 carriages of the train, which was travelling from Madr... | |
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Hooded gunmen rape 6 tourists in Mexico
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Poll win for Catalan nationalists |
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| Jul.11 |
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Spain unveils sweeping budget cuts |
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Spain defeated Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final. Kiev
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| Jun.14 |
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Spain crisis costs enter 'danger zone' |
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| Jun.10 |
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Spain PM: 'Credibility of euro' is saved |
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Spanish bank bailout request welcomed
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| May.25 |
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Spain's Bankia seeks 19bn euros |
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| May.17 |
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Moody's downgrades Spanish banks |
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| Apr.27 |
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Spanish unemployment hits record |
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| Mar.29 |
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Workers commence a general strike |
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| Nov.20 |
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Spain conservatives win election |
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| Oct.20 |
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Eta says armed campaign is over |
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| Oct.13 |
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S&P lowers Spain's credit rating |
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Doctors seized near Somali border |
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| May.20 |
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Spain protesters defy rally ban |
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| May.11 |
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Quake hits southeastern Spain |
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| Dec.3 |
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Air controller walkout disrupts travel |
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| Sep.5 |
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Spain's Eta 'declares ceasefire' |
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| Jul.11 |
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Spain win World Cup in extra time. Johannesburg
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| Jul.7 |
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Spain reached the World Cup final |
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| May.22 |
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Inter are European champions |
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| Apr.7 |
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Pinochet judge charged with abuse |
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Giant waves hit cruise ship; 2 killed |
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Travel chaos after Majorca bomb |
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| May.27 |
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Barcelona claim Champions League glory |
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| Jan.24 |
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Four boys killed as storms collapsed roof |
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| Aug.20 |
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153 dead in Madrid plane crash 19 people survived when the passenger plane swerved off the runway at Barajas airport but some are in critical condition
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| Jun.29 |
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Torres strike gives Spain final victory |
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| Mar.9 |
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Socialists claim victory
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| Oct.31 |
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Spain condemns terror verdict. Madrid
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| Dec.30 |
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Madrid bomb shatters ETA cease-fire |
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Subway crash: 41 dead |
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ETA declares permanent cease-fire |
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Croatian fugitive general seized |
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'Secret CIA flights' probed |
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Spanish troops die in crash |
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| Jun.18 |
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ETA halts attacks on elected officials |
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Spain PM orders Iraq troops home |
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| Mar.24 |
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Madrid mourns bombing victims |
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| Mar.14 |
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Poll triumph for Socialists |
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| Mar.11 |
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Rail blasts: 200 dead Madrid: A series of co-ordinated bomb attacks on Madrid's commuter trains at the height of the rush hour blamed on ETA
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41 die in Casablanca blasts |
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| Nov.19 |
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Tanker sank spilling oil |
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| Aug.26 |
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Party banned over ETA link |
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Morocco defies Spain over Perejil |
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Real Madrid wins Champions League |
before year 2000
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| Mar. 27, 1977 |
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Tenerife airport disaster Map of Tenerife North Airport Canary Islands Spain| The fatal runway collision between two Boeing 747s killed 583 people. KLM flight tried to take off while the Pan Am flight was still on the runway | |
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Spanish Civil War ended Map of Madrid| Madrid: The Nationalists occupied Madrid. Franco proclaimed victory in a radio speech aired on 1 April, when the last of the Republican forces surrendered | |
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| Apr. 26, 1937 |
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Guernica, Spain, destroyed by German aircraft Map of Guernica Spain Basque: Bombing of Guernica, one of the first aerial bombings by Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe. It inspired the painting Guernica by Pablo Picasso.
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| Jul. 17, 1936 |
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Spanish Civil War began The war began after a pronunciamiento by a group of generals of the Spanish Republican Armed Forces against the leftist government
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| Feb. 15, 1898 |
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U.S.S. Maine blown up Map of Havana Harbor Cuba 
Cuba: The Maine is best known for her loss in Havana Harbor. She exploded without warning, and sank quickly, killing nearly three quarters of her crew
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| Feb. 12, 1818 |
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Independence of Chile proclaimed
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| May. 16, 1811 |
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Battle of Albuera
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| Sep. 16, 1810 |
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Mexican revolt against Spanish began 
Mexico: Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest, launches the Mexican War of Independence with the issuing of his Grito de Dolores, or 'Cry of ...
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| Oct. 21, 1805 |
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Battle of Trafalgar A naval engagement fought by the Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies, during the War of the Third Coalition
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| Nov. 7, 1783 |
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Last public burning by the Spanish Inquisition
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| Apr. 11, 1713 |
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Peace of Utrect ending War of Spanish Succession. Netherlands
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| Dec. 19, 1683 |
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King Philip V of Spain born. Paris
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| Dec. 1, 1640 |
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Portugal separates from Spain
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| Apr. 23, 1616 |
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Cervantes died Madrid: His major work, Don Quixote, considered to be the first modern European novel, regarded amongst the best works of fiction ever written
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| Jul. 29, 1588 |
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Spanish Armada destroyed Map of Eddystone rocks Plymouth United Kingdom England: 130 ships sailed under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England
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| Aug. 17, 1585 |
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Antwerp sacked by Spaniards. Belgium
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| Oct. 7, 1571 |
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Battle of Lepanto. Greece
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| Apr. 3, 1559 |
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Peace of Cateau-Cambresis ending Habsburg-Valois Wars. France
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| Jan. 16, 1556 |
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Emperor Charles V abdicates
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| Dec. 22, 1552 |
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St. Francis Xavier died |
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| Jun. 26, 1541 |
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Francisco Pizzaro assassinated in Peru |
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| Aug. 3, 1529 |
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Treaty of Cambrai |
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| Oct. 15, 1522 |
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Hernan Cortes named governor of New Spain. Mexico
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| Nov. 28, 1520 |
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Ferdinand Magellan sails into the Pacific Map of Sanl%FAcar de Barrameda Spain A Portuguese explorer who organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies from 1519 to 1522, resulting in the first circumnavigation of the Earth
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St. Francis Xavier born
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| Jun. 7, 1494 |
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Treaty of Tordesillas (Spain and Portugal divide New World) Map of Tordesillas Spain Divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Portugal and Castile along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands
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| Oct. 12, 1492 |
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Christopher Columbus touches land at Bahamas A lookout on the Pinta, Rodrigo de Triana, spotted land about 2:00 on the morning, and immediately alerted the rest of the crew
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| Jan. 2, 1492 |
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Spanish Army takes Granada from Moors The Granada War were military campaigns, during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, against the Nasrid dynasty's Emirate of Granada
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| Dec. 24, 1491 |
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St. Ignatius Loyola born. Basque
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| Jan. 19, 1469 |
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Union of Aragon and Castile Madrid: The marriage of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon had united under one Royal House two of the greatest of these kingdoms
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| Apr. 22, 1451 |
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Queen Isabella of Spain born
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