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| 1775 |
| | | Francisco de Goya begins a series of designs for tapestries to be made in Spain's Royal Tapestry Factory | |
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| 1776 |
| | | Spanish America is now administered as four viceroyalties - New Spain, New Granada, New Peru and La Plata | |
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| 1786 |
| | | Francisco de Goya is appointed painter to the king of Spain, Charles III | |
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| 1788 |
| | | Spain's affairs are controlled by Manuel de Godoy, lover of the queen, Maria Luisa | |
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| 1789 |
| | | Francisco de Goya is appointed court painter to the new Spanish king, Charles IV | |
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| 1795 |
| | | A treaty negotiated by US minister Thomas Pinckney provides a temporary resolution of disputes between Spain and the USA | |
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| 1805 |
| | | Horatio Nelson dies on the deck of the Victory after winning the battle of Trafalgar | |
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| 1808 |
| | | A French army under Joachim Murat advances on Madrid, causing the Spanish royal family to flee | |
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| 1808 |
| | | Napoleon transfers his brother Joseph Bonaparte from the throne of Naples to that of Spain | |
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| 1808 |
| | | The French capture of Madrid provokes a British response and the resulting Peninsular War | |
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