Page 11 - IP3A 008 History of Spain

First, in 1618, The Thirty Years’ War began and in

1701 The War of The Spanish Succession began.

In 1761, Spain joined The Seven Years’ War

against Great Britain and in 1808, The Peninsular

War occurred between the French Empire led by

Napoleon.

During this period, the Spanish American wars

of independence began and by 1833, the

majority of the Spanish territories in America

have gained their independence.

Then in 1814, The Allies won the Peninsular War

and Spain was now freed of French rule. The

early 1880s is when Spanish artists were born.

In 1881, artist Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga,

Spain and in 1883, architect Antoni Gaudi began

working on the Sagrada Familia Roman Catholic

church in Barcelona.