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1755
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11.25.1755
King Ferdinand VI of Spain grants royal protection to the Beaterio de la Compañia de Jesus, now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.
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1762
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1.4.1762
Great Britain declares war on Spain and Naples. |
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10.6.1762
Seven Years' War: conclusion of the Battle of Manila between Britain and Spain, which resulted in the British occupation of Manila for the rest of the war.
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1766
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3.5.1766
Antonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans. |
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1771
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1775
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8.20.1775
The Spanish establish a ''presidio'' (fort) in the town that became Tucson, Arizona. |
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1779
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1781
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9.4.1781
Los Angeles, California, is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels of Porziuncola) by 44 Spanish settlers.
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1782
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1783
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1794
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4.30.1794
The Battle of Boulou is fought, in which French forces defeated the Spanish under General Union. |
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1795
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10.27.1795
The United States and Spain sign the Treaty of Madrid, which establishes the boundaries between Spanish colonies and the U.S. |
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1797
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7.25.1797
Horatio Nelson loses more than 300 men and his right arm during the failed conquest attempt of Tenerife (Spain). |
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1798
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4.7.1798
The Mississippi Territory is organized from disputed territory claimed by both the United States and Spain. It is expanded in 1804 and again in 1812. |
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9.3.1798
The week long battle of St. George's Caye begins between Spain and Britain off the coast of Belize. |
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9.10.1798
At the Battle of St. George's Caye, British Honduras defeats Spain.
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1800
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10.1.1800
Spain cedes Louisiana to France via the Treaty of San Ildefonso. |
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1803
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1805
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10.21.1805
Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar: A British fleet led by Vice Admiral Lord Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet off the coast of Spain under Admiral Villeneuve. It signals almost the end of French maritime power and leaves Britain's navy unchallenged until the twentieth century.
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10.21.1805
Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar: A British fleet led by Vice Admiral Lord Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet off the coast of Spain under Admiral Villeneuve. It signals almost the end of French maritime power and leaves Britain's navy unchallenged until the twentieth century.
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1808
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6.6.1808
Napoleon's brother, Joseph Bonaparte is crowned King of Spain.
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1809
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8.10.1809
Quito, now the capital of Ecuador, declares independence from Spain. This rebellion will be crushed on August 2, 1810.
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1810
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4.20.1810
The Governor of Caracas declares independence from Spain. |
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7.20.1810
Citizens of Bogotá, New Granada declare independence from Spain. |
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1811
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5.15.1811
Paraguay declares independence from Spain.
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7.5.1811
Venezuela declares independence from Spain.
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1812
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5.27.1812
Bolivian War of Independence: In Bolivia, the Battle of La Coronilla, in which the women from Cochabamba fight against the Spanish army. |
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1814
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5.4.1814
King Ferdinand VII of Spain signs the Decrete of the 4th of May, returning Spain to absolutism.
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1816
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7.9.1816
Argentina declares independence from Spain.
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1817
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1819
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8.7.1819
Simón Bolívar triumphs over Spain in the Battle of Boyacá.
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1820
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10.9.1820
Guayaquil declares independence from Spain.
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1821
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6.24.1821
The Battle of Carabobo takes place. It is the decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from Spain. |
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8.24.1821
The Treaty of Córdoba is signed in Córdoba, now in Veracruz, Mexico, concluding the Mexican War of Independence from Spain. |
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