“i’M aGaiNsT wArS”
- Reconquista (722–1492): Long series of campaigns by Christian kingdoms against Muslim rule in Iberia, culminating in the fall of Granada.
- Italian Wars (1494–1559): Series of conflicts (including wars of 1494–98, 1502–04, 1521–26, etc.) where Spain under the Habsburgs fought for control of Italy against France and others.
- War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714): European coalition war over the Spanish throne after Charles II's death; Spain allied with France but lost territories.
- Peninsular War (1808–1814): Part of the Napoleonic Wars; Spain (with British/Portuguese allies) fought against French occupation and Napoleon.
- Spanish American Wars of Independence (1808–1833): Series of revolutions in Spain's American colonies (e.g., Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, Peru) leading to loss of most overseas empire.
- Spanish–American War (1898): Conflict with the United States; resulted in Spain losing Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Guam.
- Spanish Civil War (1936–1939): Internal conflict between Republicans and Nationalists (led by Franco); ended with Nationalist victory and Franco's dictatorship.
- Rif War (1920–1926): Colonial war in Spanish Morocco against Rifian tribes.
- Ifni War (1957–1958): Conflict with Morocco over the Spanish enclave of Ifni.
- Western Sahara conflicts (1975–1991): Involvement in the Western Sahara War after withdrawing from the territory; clashes with Polisario Front.
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