![]() While the Marinids of North Africa launched incursions into the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula, they failed to make any permanent gains. The only remaining Muslim state on the peninsula (in fact, since 1249) was the Emirate of Granada. Although the Spanish were still engaged in the Reconquista at that time, most of the Iberian Peninsula was already in Christian hands. The origins of the Spanish Empire lie in the 15th century. The withdrawal of Spain from Spanish Sahara (today the disputed territory of Western Sahara) in 1975 marks the end of the empire. ![]() ![]() The Spanish Empire, however, managed to survive until the 20th century. While Spain did not fare so well in Europe, its overseas empire was prospering.Īlthough the Spanish Empire was able to recover from the setbacks experienced during the early 18th century, the 19th century brought new challenges and marked the beginning of the empire’s demise. The fortunes of the Spanish Empire were mixed in the following century. ![]() In addition to being a predominant European power, Spain controlled a large part of North and South America. The Spanish Empire reached its height during the 16th and 17th centuries. It was established towards the end of the 15th century, when the New World was discovered. The Spanish Empire was one of the earliest (and longest-lasting) European colonial empires.
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