History

History of Spain

Early occupations; Islamic Spain and the reconquista; emergence of Spain as a great power and colonizer in the 16th century; the rise and decline of the Hapsburg Empire; the Bourbon dynasty and French connections. Emergence of liberalism and constitutionalism; crisis and Civil War: the Franco regime; the modern Spanish democracy.

Western European History: the Renaissance to the present

A survey of Europe from its beginnings in the changing church-state relationship through the emergence of modern states based upon economic power. Enlightenment and industrialization; "Pax Brittanica" and 19th-century colonilaism and great-power rivalry. Twentieth Century wars and the movement toward peaceful cooperation: the EU and current issues of integration.

Barcelona history links

• History of Barcelona
• 1992 Barcelona Olympics History