ANTH 3311 Mexico: From Conquest to Cancun
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Chronology
of Cultures in Spain
(from the 1500s back to Prehistoric
Times)
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THE
MODERN AGE: THE UNITY OF SPAIN
The
Reformation in Germany: 1517
The
Hapsburgs of Germany: Carlos I/Carlos V: 1517-
Columbus’
Voyages to “New World”: 1492
Expulsion
of the Jews: 1492
Expulsion
of the Moors: 1492
“Los
Reyes Catolicos” 1469-1504 [1516]
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THE
RECONQUEST/LA RECONQUISTA
Defeat
of Boabdil, king of the Moors at
Granada: 2 January 1492
Reign
of Alfonso X, the Wise: AD 1252-1284
Poem
“El Cid”: AD 1140
Conquest
of Toledo by King of Castille: AD 1085
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SPAIN
OF THE MOORS
Fragmenting
of the Caliphate: AD 1009-1090
Caliphate
established, Cordoba is capital of Spain: AD 758
End
of the Visigoth era: AD 712
Islamic
forces defeat the Visigoths in battle of Guadalete: AD 711
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VISIGOTHS
Visigoth
King Recaredo converts to Christianity: AD 589
End
of Roman Empire in Spain: AD 568-586
Visigoth
kind makes Toledo the capital: AD 554
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ROMAN
SPAIN
Invasions
of Barbarians: AD 411
Christianity
arrives in the region: 1st century AD
Trajan
governs the region: AD 98
Romans
pacify the peninsula: 27 BC
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PREHISTORIC
SPAIN
Carthaginians control most of the Peninsula: 300
BC
Greeks
establish port towns: 7th Century BC
Celts
arrive across the Pyrennes mountains: 1,000 BC
Phoencians
establish Cadiz: 1,100 BC
Wall
paintings in Altamira: 25,000 BC – 15,000 BC
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