Timeline of the key events in Spanish history, from the arrival of the Carthaginians and Romans through to modern developments such as The Spanish Civil War and Spain’s entrance into the European Union

 
The Carthaginians
The Romans
The Vandals, Suevi, Alani & Visigoths
The Moors
The Christian Reconquista
The Spanish Empire
The Spanish Golden Age
Anglo-Spanish hostilities & The Spanish Armada
Catalan Rebellion
The Portuguese Restoration War
The War of the Spanish Succession
French occupation of Spain
Independence of Spanish Colonies in America
The Carlist Wars
The First Spanish Republic
The Spanish-American War
The Second Spanish Republic
The Spanish Civil War
The Franco Dictatorship
King Juan Carlos I & Return to Democracy
ETA & The Basque Country
Spain & NATO
Spain & The EU
José María Aznar
Madrid bombings & Zapatero government