State

Spanish Empire

colonial empire governed by Spain between 1492 and 1976

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1402–1899
Founded
1402
Ended
1899
Capital
Madrid city, Toledo city, Valladolid city
Government
polysynodal monarchy, personal union, absolute monarchy
Languages
Spanish
Religion
Latin Church
Preceded by
Crown of AragonCrown of Castile
Succeeded by
Spain

Overview

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". At its greatest extent in the late 1700s and early 1800s, the Spanish Empire covered 13.7 million square kilometres (5.3 million square miles), making it one of the largest empires in history.

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All rulers (30)

  1. Roger de Montcada i de Lloria1397–1398
  2. Bernardo de Centelles1421–1433
  3. Lorenzo Fernández de Heredia y Lope de Lanuza1551–1556
  4. Miguel de Moncada1578–1584
  5. Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba1580–1582
  6. Albert VII, Archduke of Austria1583–1593
  7. Antonio Coloma y Saa1584–1594
  8. Miguel de Moncada1586–1590
  9. Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma1598–1600
  10. Cristóvão de Moura1600–1603
  11. Pedro Sánchez de Calatayud1604–1610
  12. Cristóvão de Moura1608–1612
  13. Miguel de Castro1615–1617
  14. Lluís de Tena Gomez1621–1622
  15. Antonio Ximénez de Urrea y Enríquez1632
  16. Diogo de Castro1633–1634
  17. Margaret of Savoy1634–1640
  18. Duarte Fernando Álvarez de Toledo1651
  19. Francisco de Moura, 3rd Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo1657–1662
  20. Manuel de los Cobos, 4th Marquis of Camarasa1665–1668
  21. Francisco de Benavides1675–1678
  22. Baltasar de Zúñiga, 1st Duke of Arión1704–1707
  23. Josep Antoni de Rubí i de Boixadors1717
  24. José María Calatrava y Peinado1836–1837
  25. Baldomero Espartero, Prince of Vergara1840–1843
  26. Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre1868–1869
  27. Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre1869–1871
  28. Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre1871
  29. Francisco Serrano, 1st Duke of la Torre1872
  30. Maria Christina of AustriaRegent / co-ruler1885–1902

Records (91)

  1. 1494 — Treaty of TordesillasTreaty
  2. 1521–1526 — Italian War of 1521–1526War
  3. 1529 — Treaty of ZaragozaTreaty
  4. 1534 — Battle of Mount ChimborazoBattle
  5. 1537–1554 — Civil Wars between the conquerors of PeruWar
  6. 1540 — Tiguex WarBattle
  7. 1542–1546 — Villalobos ExpeditionInvasion
  8. 1544 — Battle of SerravalleBattle · Habsburg Empire ▸ Italian Mercenaries
  9. 1546–1609 — Arauco WarWar
  10. 1555 — Battle of HavanaBattle · Hugenot Pirate Jacques de Sores ▸ Spain
  11. 1556 — Battle of PeteroaBattle
  12. 1556–1557 — Salt WarWar
  13. 1557 — Battle of MataquitoBattle
  14. 1568–1648 — Eighty Years' WarWar
  15. 1568–1648 — Dutch RevoltWar
  16. 1568 — Battle of HeiligerleeBattle · Nassau ▸ Friesland, Spain
  17. 1568 — Battle of JodoigneBattle · Spain ▸ Netherlands
  18. 1570 — Battle of ManilaBattle
  19. 1570 — Siege of LoevesteinSiege
  20. 1572 — Battle of HavreBattle · Spain ▸ French Hugenouts
  21. 1572 — Battle of MonsBattle · Spain ▸ Dutch Rebels
  22. 1572 — Battle of NaardenBattle · Spain ▸ Netherlands
  23. 1574 — Battle of MookerheydeBattle · Spain ▸ Netherlands
  24. 1574 — Battle of WalcherenBattle · Netherlands ▸ Spain
  25. 1576 — Battle of AntwerpBattle · Spain ▸ Walloons
  26. 1578 — Battle of GemblouxBattle · Spain ▸ Netherlands
  27. 1578 — Battle of RymenantBattle · Netherlands, England ▸ Spain
  28. 1581 — Battle of TournaiBattle · Spain ▸ Espinoy
  29. 1582 — Battle of TerceiraBattle · Spain ▸ France
  30. 1591 — Battle of AzoresBattle · Spain ▸ England
  31. 1597 — Battle of TurnhoutBattle · Netherlands ▸ Spain
  32. 1600 — Battle of NieuportBattle · Spain ▸ Netherlands, Scotland
  33. 1604 — Treaty of LondonTreaty
  34. 1605 — Battle of AmbonBattle · Netherlands ▸ Portugal
  35. 1606 — Boroa DisasterBattle
  36. 1606 — Battle of MalaccaBattle · Netherlands ▸ Portugal
  37. 1615 — Battle of CañeteNaval battle
  38. 1622 — Battle of FleurusBattle · German Protestants, Brunswick ▸ Spain
  39. 1635 — Battle of Les AvinsBattle · France ▸ Spain
  40. 1636 — Battle of TornaventoBattle · France, Savoy ▸ Spain
  41. 1638 — Battle of BremaBattle · Holy Roman Empire ▸ France
  42. 1638 — Battle of SalvadorBattle · Netherlands ▸ Portugal
  43. 1639 — Battle of ThionvilleBattle · Habsburg Empire ▸ France
  44. 1643 — Battle of SierckBattle · France ▸ Habsburg Empire
  45. 1643 — Battle of ThionvilleBattle · France ▸ Habsburg Empire
  46. 1646 — Battle of DunkirkBattle · France, Netherlands ▸ Spain
  47. 1646 — Battle of Porto LongoniBattle · France ▸ Papal States
  48. 1652 — Battle of ElbaBattle · Netherlands ▸ England
  49. 1655–1656 — Mapuche uprising of 1655Rebellion
  50. 1667 — Battle of LilleBattle · France ▸ Spain
  51. 1668 — treaty of Aix-la-ChapelleTreaty
  52. 1670–1699 — Spanish–Chamorro WarsWar
  53. 1672–1695 — Chamorro WarsWar
  54. 1672 — Battle of AardenburgBattle · Netherlands ▸ France
  55. 1672 — Battle of CharleroiBattle · France, Flemish Rebels ▸ Netherlands
  56. 1674 — Battle of BesanconBattle · France ▸ Spain
  57. 1674 — Battle of SeneffeBattle · France ▸ Spain, Netherlands, Habsburg Empire
  58. 1676 — Battle of MessinaBattle · France ▸ Netherlands, Spain
  59. 1692 — Battle of SteenkirkBattle · France ▸ Netherlands, England, Denmark
  60. 1720 — Treaty of The HagueTreaty
  61. 1725 — Treaty of ViennaTreaty
  62. 1735–1737 — Siege of Colonia del SacramentoSiege
  63. 1748 — Treaty of Aix-la-ChapelleTreaty
  64. 1748 — Battle of HavanaBattle
  65. 1750 — Treaty of MadridTreaty
  66. 1756–1763 — Seven Years' WarWar
  67. 1763 — Treaty of Paris (1763)Treaty
  68. 1769–1776 — 1769 Wayuu uprisingRebellion
  69. 1776–1777 — Spanish–Portuguese War of 1776-1777War
  70. 1779–1783 — Anglo-Spanish WarWar
  71. 1779 — Battle of Baton RougeBattle
  72. 1779 — Capture of Fort ButeBattle
  73. 1779 — Capture of Cayo CocinaNaval battle
  74. 1782 — Battle of the Black RiverBattle
  75. 1783 — Treaty of Paris (1783)Treaty
  76. 1792–1802 — French Revolutionary WarsWar
  77. 1798 — Battle of MinorcaBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Spain
  78. 1799–1801 — Spanish–Russian WarWar
  79. 1799 — Battle of TrebbiaBattle · Habsburg Empire, Russia ▸ France
  80. 1802 — Treaty of AmiensTreaty
  81. 1805 — Battle of Diamond RockNaval battle
  82. 1806–1807 — British invasions of the River PlateInvasion
  83. 1811 — 1811 Independence MovementRebellion
  84. 1812 — Battle of IbarraBattle
  85. 1812 — Battle of ChimboBattle
  86. 1812 — Battle of MochaBattle
  87. 1817 — Battle of Rosario de LermaBattle
  88. 1821–1822 — Treaty of CórdobaTreaty
  89. 1825 — Battle of San Juan de UluaBattle
  90. 1898 — Battle of ManilaBattle
  91. 1898 — Battle of MaineBattle · Spain ▸ United States

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