Early modern period
Kingdom of Spain
- Period
- AD 1516 – today
- Duration
- approx. 508 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1890
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1.3 million km²
Period and duration
Kingdom of Spain — according to the map data from AD 1516 to today, roughly 508 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Kingdom of Spain — greatest extent around AD 1890: the mapped borders then cover about 1.3 million km², roughly 0.9% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 1515)
After
No successors in the map data.
Neighbours around AD 1890
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1890 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Kingdom of Spain on Wikipedia
- All 371 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.