In 2 18 BC, the Romans occupied the Iberian peninsula.

The Roman invasion had a profound influence on the language, religion and law of modern Spain. In the fifth century, Spain was conquered by the Visigoths, and then in 7 1 1 year, Muslims from North Africa invaded Spain, and the Spanish started a war to expel the invaders. The war lasted until 1492, at 1565438+.

/kloc-became a colonial empire at the end of 0/5. /kloc-In the 6th century, Spain became the most powerful country in Europe through its huge wealth in America. /kloc-The war of succession to the throne in the 0/8th century plunged Spain into a disaster of destruction.

In that 1960s and 1970s, Spain was transform into a country with a modern industrial economy.

1in July, 976, the king appointed the former secretary-general of the National Movement, A Suarez, as prime minister, and began the transition to western parliamentary democracy, marking a complete break between Spain and Franco's autocratic system. Spain joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on 1982, and then joined the European Union on 1986.