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0410
Alaric I
24th Aug 1st ever capture of Rome, proclaims Attalus Emperor
0415
Athaulf
Reconquers Spain
0415
Wallia
The Alans, Suevi & Vandals are pushed into northwestern Spain
0439
Rechila
Merida Captured from the Romans
0441
Rechila
Seville Captured from the Romans
0461
Theodoric
Toulouse Captures Toulouse
1028
Sancho III the Great
Castile Christian, King of Navarre, conquers Castile
1037
Ferdinand I
Leon Captures the Kingdom of Leon & makes himself its King
1054
Ferdinand I
Navarre Captures Castile from his brother Garcia IV of Navarre
Navarre Ferdinand's troops kill Garcia & Ferdinand captures Navarre
1071
Sancho II
Galicia Captures Galicia from his brother Garcia
1072
Alfonso VI
Galicia Captures Galicia
1072
Sancho II
Leon Captures Leon from his brother Alfonso VI
1085
Alfonso VI
Toledo The Reconquista makes progress with the Capture of Toledo from the Moors
1086
Alfonso VI
23rd Oct Toledo Captures the Visigoth capital of Spain & becomes "Emperor of Toledo"
1094
Bivar, "El Cid", Don Rodrigo Diaz de
17th June Valencia Captures Valencia after a 20 month siege
17th June Valencia The Arabs call him "El Cid Campeador", Lord Champion
1096
Peter I
Huesca Captures Huesca in alliance with El Cid
1100
Peter I
Barbastro Captures Barbastro in alliance with El Cid
1118
Alfonso I
Saragossa Captures Saragossa from the Moors
1147
Alfonso VII
Almeria Captures Ameria from the Moors
1230
James I the Conqueror
Majorca Captures Parma then overcomes the Moslems
1235
James I the Conqueror
Balearics Completes the capture of the Balearic Islands
Valencia Completes the Capture of Valencia from the Saracens
1236
Ferdinand III
29th June Cordoba Ferdinand III captures Cordoba from the Moors
29th June Cordoba The last Islamic kingdom in Spain is that of the Berbers in Granada
1238
James I the Conqueror
28th Sep Valencia Captures Valencia from the Arabs
1246
Ferdinand III
Jaen Captures Jaen from the Moors
1248
Ferdinand III
Seville Captures Seville from the Moors
1262
Alfonso X the Wise
Cadiz Captures Cadiz from the Moors
1282
Peter III
Sicily Captures Sicily
1309
Ferdinand IV
Gibraltar Captures Gibraltar from the Moors
1333
Alfonso XI the Avenger
Gibraltar The Moors of Granada capture Gibraltar
1344
Alfonso XI the Avenger
Algeciras Captures the port of Algeciras from the Spanish Moors
1344
Peter IV
Roussillion Capture Roussillion
Balearics Capture the Balearic Islands
1410
Ferdinand I of Antequera
Fort Antequera Captures the fortress of Antequera in Granada
1442
Alfonso V
12th June Naples Completes the capture of Naples
1482
Isabella I the Catholic
Castile Begins the capture of Granada
1489
Ferdinand II
Almeria Spanish Christians capture Almeria in an attempt to isolate Granada
Baza Spanish Christians capture Baza in an attempt to isolate Granada
1491
Ferdinand II
25th Nov Granada Abdallah, the last Moorish King of Granada, surrenders
1492
Ferdinand II
Granada Helps unite Spain by capturing Granada from the Moors
Granada The last Moorish stronghold in Spain
1492
Isabella I the Catholic
Castile Completes the capture of Granada
1498
Crdoba, Gonzalo Fernndez de
Naples Sent in 1495 with 5,000 men to aid Ferdinand of Naples & recover his kingdom, returns with success in 1498
1509
Cisneros
Oran Captures Oran
1509
Leon, Ponce de
Puerto Rico Seizes control of Puerto Rico & makes himself Governor
1509
Navarro, Pedro
Oran Helps Cardinal Cisneros capture Oran
1510
Navarro, Pedro
Tripoli A Commander in the Spanish conquest of Tripoli
1511
Velazquez, Diego
Captures Cuba
1512
Ferdinand II
Navarre Blames English troops at Fuentarrabia for his failure to capture the whole of Navarre
1521
Cortez, Hernan del
13th Aug Mexico City Captures Mexico City from the Aztecs
13th Aug Tenochtitlan Captures Tenochtitlan from the Aztecs
1523
Alvarado, Pedro de
Honduras Completes the Capture of Honduras
1526
Charles V
14th Jan Artois Gains Artois from France
14th Jan Burgundy Gains Burgundy from France
14th Jan Artois Gains Flanders from France
1533
Pizarro, Francisco
Cuzco Captures the Inca city of Cuzco
1553
Emmanuel Philibert
July Hesdin Captures Hesdin from France for the Spanish-Imperial forces
1557
Emmanuel Philibert
27th Aug St Quentin Captures St-Quentin but is ordered by Philip II to withdraw to the Netherlands
1565
Philip II
Spain occupies the Philippines
1573
Ferdinand Alvarez de
7th Harlem Captures Haarlem after a 7 month siege
1577
John, Don
24th July Madrid Captures Namur following disorder in the industrial cities
1580
Philip II
Alcantara Spain defeats Portugal at Alcantara & captures the country
1581
Philip II
Captures Portugal
1596
Perez de Guzman, Alonso
Cadiz Loses Cadiz to the English
1596
Philip II
Calais Captures Calais
1625
Olivares
1st May Madrid The Dutch colony of Bahia in Brazil is captured by the Spanish
1628
Olivares
9th Sep Madrid The Dutch capture the New Spain silver fleet off Matanzas, Cuba
1634
Olivares
Madrid The Dutch capture Curacao from the Spanish
1638
Olivares
17th Dec Breisach The French capture Breisach
17th Dec Breisach The French cut the Spanish Road linking Spain with The Netherlands
1640
Olivares
Artois Spain surrenders Artois to France
1642
Olivares
Perpignan The Spanish surrender Perpignan to the French
Roussillion The Spanish surrender Roussillion to the French
1654
Olivares
The Spanish eject the Dutch from Brazil
1668
Louis XIV the Sun King
Jan Franche Comt France gains some territory in Flanders, but the Spanish Netherlands, as well as the Franche-Comt, are returned to Spain
Jan Franche Comt French troops under Prince de Cond (the "Grand Cond") occupy the Franche-Comt, but with his troops ranged across a long front Louis accedes to the Triple Alliance's demands
1697
Charles II
Barcelona Spain surrenders Barcelona to France
1704
Philip V
Gibraltar The British capture Gibraltar
1705
Philip V
Madrid The Allies twice occupy Madrid but fail to hold it
1739
Philip V
22nd Nov Porto Bello The English capture Porto Bello
1782
Grillon
Port Mahon Captures Port Mahon after a 6 month siege
5th Feb Minorca Captures all of Minorca except for Port Mahon
1934
Lerroux, Alejandro
Oct Oviedo Rebels capture Oviedo
1936
Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo
10th Aug Merida The Nationalists take Mrida on their way to Madrid cutting off the Republicans in Badajoz
14th Aug Badajoz Nationalist forces under Colonel Juan Yage take Badajoz
1936
Giral, Jose
20th July Majorca The rebels take Majorca
1938
Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo
15th Feb Teruel Franco's forces recapture Teruel & make a drive towards the Mediterranean
14th April Vinaroz Franco's forces capture Vinaroz, cutting off the government from Barcelona & Catalonia
1939
Franco-Bahamonde, Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo
26th Jan Barcelona Franco's rebel troops capture Barcelona from the Republicans
10th Feb Catalonia Completes the capture of Catalonia
28th Mar Madrid Madrid falls to the Nationalists
1939
Negrin, Juan
26th Jan Barcelona The Fascists capture Barcelona from the Repulican government
26th Jan Madrid The Fascists capture Madrid from the Repulican Government

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