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SPAIN

Reign of Spain

ANCIENT ART THE ROMANS
Discover the The world’s oldest known cave paintings, ARRIVE

country’s created by Neanderthals, have been Though it took 200
discovered in Cantabria, Northern Spain.
long history In particular, the prehistoric art located years, the Romans
conquered the Iberian
in the El Peninsula and renamed
from incredible Castillo it Hispania. Ruling

cave dates for seven centuries, the
cave paintings to back Romans had a lasting

modern day to over impact on the region’s
culture, most notably
40,000
years ago. on the language.

38,000 BCE 218 BCE

A DEVASTATING WAR AGE OF END OF DYNASTY CONFLICT IN

A successful invasion by Napoleon, ENLIGHTENMENT The Hapsburg dynasty EUROPE
Emperor of the French, led to the ended with the death
Peninsula War between France and As the Bourbon dynasty of King Charles II, who The balance of power in Europe
Spain, the latter supported by Britain succeeded to the Spanish was childless. The War of changed following the Thirty
and Portugal. The invasion and war throne, it coincided with the the Spanish Succession Years’ War. France successfully
led to revolts and economic crisis in Enlightenment movement ensued as European challenged Spain’s supremacy
Spain, turning it into one of Europe’s that was sweeping Europe powers fought over the on the continent, while the
poorest countries. at the time. King Charles latter also had to accept the
III was an monarchy, with Philip independence of both Portugal
enlightened of Anjou – grandson of and the Dutch Republic.
despot who the French King Louis
initiated a XIV and Charles’s Charles
series of nephew – suferedfrom
political, social eventually disabilitiesthanks
and military assuming the toinbreedingamongst
reforms. Spanish throne. theHapsburgs–his
motherwasalsohis
father’sniece
1807 18TH CENTURY 1700 1648

THE GLORIOUS NEW REPUBLIC TIMES ARE CHANGING

REVOLUTION After the Glorious Though Spain remained neutral during

World War I,
it was hit hard economically
Revolution, Amadeus
35 YEAR Queen Isabella II’s 35-year of Savoy was elected and fell into high debt. King Alfonso
king of Spain in 1870
he
XIII went
into exile as
lost support
reign was brought to an
end after she was deposed
but he abdicated and anger rose,
than
three
less
3 YEARS years later. The First and the Second
Spanish Republic
Spanish Republic
The was subsequently was established.
Revolution OLD established but it
lasted eight ‘Spanish
days in total soon faltered, and Flu’gainedits
Isabella was the monarchy was namebecauseSpain
only three years restored under couldreportonitfreely
old when she duringWWI,whilethe
was proclaimed Isabella’s son, belligerentscensored
queen in 1833 Alfonso, in 1874. theirmedia
1868 1870 1914

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