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Pink: Spanish Morocco. Red: Spain and Spanish colonies. 1914: 28 July: Spain remained neutral throughout World War I. 1920: Rif War (1920): The war began. 1923: 13 September: Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera till 1930. 1926: Rif War (1920): The war ended. 1931: The Second Spanish Republic was established. Spain under the Restoration: The period ...
During the Spanish Restoration in the late 19th century, the last major colonies Cuba, Puerto Rico and Philippines detached from the metropolis with the support of the United States. Since the 1950s, Spain lost the last continental lands in Africa, Spanish protectorate in Morocco, Ifni, Equatorial Guinea and Western Sahara. [2] [1]
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... This is a list of former European colonies. The European countries which had the most colonies ... (90), Portugal (52), Spain ...
1651-1664: Couronian colonization of Africa. 1717: Creation of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. 1775-1783: American War of Independence. 1776: Creation of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. 1776: The original Thirteen Colonies of the United States, also known as the United Colonies, declare independence from Britain.
A major event in early Spanish colonization, which had so far yielded paltry returns, was the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519–1521). It was led by Hernán Cortés and made possible by securing indigenous alliances with the Aztecs' enemies, mobilizing thousands of warriors against the Aztecs for their own political reasons.
Toggle Colonies by Asian countries subsection. 3.1 Japanese. 3.2 ... Print/export Download as PDF ... Captaincy General of Cuba Spanish General Arsenio Martínez ...
This settlement predates the foundation of St. Augustine by six years, marking an important yet often overlooked moment in the history of Spanish colonization. Archaeological evidence from the University of West Florida has confirmed the presence of Luna's expedition, which included 1,500 people and lasted from 1559 to 1561. The artifacts ...
The most famous traveler in Spanish America was Prussian scientist Alexander von Humboldt, whose travel writings, especially Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain and scientific observations remain important sources for the history of Spanish America. Humboldt's expedition was authorized by the crown, but was self-funded from his personal ...