Spanish Exploration
An anachronous map of the Spanish Empire; Source: Wikipedia by Trasamundo.
Following the Age of Discovery and the colonization of the Americas, the Spanish Empire became the most powerful state in Europe: [Blue] Territories of the Portuguese empire during the Iberian Union (1580-1640); [Purple] Territories lost before or due to the Treaties of Utrecht-Baden (1713–1714); [Red] Territories lost before or during the Spanish American wars of independence (1808-1833); [Orange] Territories lost following the Spanish-American War (1898-1899); [Green] Territories granted independence during the Decolonization of Africa (1956-1976); [Brown] Current territories administered by Spain.
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