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| Abdication of Charles IV Charles IV |  |
| Charles IV is forced to abdicate |
| 1st May Abdicates in favour of Joseph Bonaparte |
| Abdication of Charles IV Ferdinand VII | |
| Abdication of his father, Charles IV |
| 6th May Abdication of his father, Charles IV |
| Abdication of Ferdinand VII Ferdinand VII | |
| Ferdinand VII is forced to abdicateby Napoleon |
| 6th May 18 Supreme Governing Juntas are established in the provinces ruling in the name of Ferdinand VII |
| 6th May Ferdinand VII is forced to abdicateby Napoleon |
| Arrest of Ferdinand VII Ferdinand VII | |
| Ferdinand VII is arrested by Napoleon, 1808-14 |
| Battle of Baylen Dupont, Pierre |  |
| 19th July Baylen Spain successfully revolts against French domination |
| Battle of Espinosa Blake y Joyes, Joaquin | |
| 10th Nov Espinosa A well-coordinated French attack shatters Blake's center & drives his army from the field in a rout |
| Battle of Medina del Rio Seco Blake y Joyes, Joaquin | |
| Medina del Rio Seco Blake & Cuesta are defeated at Medina del Rio Seco |
| Battle of Pancorbo Blake y Joyes, Joaquin | |
| 31st Oct Pancorbo Blake retreats swiftly and in good order, preventing Napoleon's planned envelopment & annihilation of the Spanish flank. |
| 31st Oct Pancorbo Marshal Lefebvre's IV Corps fall upon Blake's 19,000 men at Pancorbo, turning back the hesitant Spanish advance |
| Battle of Valmaceda Blake y Joyes, Joaquin | |
| 5th Nov Valmaceda Blake surprises his enemies again when, at Valmaceda, he suddenly turns about & attacks the French vanguard, inflicting a stinging defeat |
| Commander Supreme Junta's Army Galicia Blake y Joyes, Joaquin | |
| Appointed Commander of the Supreme Junta's Army of Galicia (a force of 43,000 holding the Spanish left wing along the Cantabrian mountains) during the French invasio |
| Constitution Ferdinand VII | |
| 6th May 18 Supreme Governing Juntas are established in the provinces ruling in the name of Ferdinand VII |
| 25th Sep The Supreme Central Governing Junta is established, ruling in the name of Ferdinand VII |
| Invasion of Spain Blake y Joyes, Joaquin | |
| Appointed Head of the Supreme Junta's Army of Galicia (a force of 43,000 holding the Spanish left wing along the Cantabrian mountains) during the French invasion |
| Invasion of Spain Godoy, Manuel de | |
| Corrupt Prime Minister of Spain, his plotting & negligence enables French armies to seize control of the country virtually without opposition |
| President Floridablanca, Jos‚ Mo¤ino y Redondo de | |
| 25th Sep Appointed President of Spain, President of the Supreme Central Governing Junta |
| President Moscoso, Vicente Isabel Osorio de | |
| 25th Sep Appointed President of Spain, President of the Supreme Central Governing Junta |
| Succession of Ferdinand VII Ferdinand VII | |
| Succeeds as King of Spain |
| Supreme Central Governing Junta Ferdinand VII | |
| 25th Sep The Supreme Central Governing Junta is established, ruling in the name of Ferdinand VII |
| Supreme Central Governing Junta Floridablanca, Jos‚ Mo¤ino y Redondo de | |
| 25th Sep Appointed President of Spain, President of the Supreme Central Governing Junta |
| Supreme Central Governing Junta Moscoso, Vicente Isabel Osorio de | |
| 25th Sep Appointed President of Spain, President of the Supreme Central Governing Junta |
| Supreme Governing Juntas Ferdinand VII | |
| 6th May 18 Supreme Governing Juntas are established in the provinces ruling in the name of Ferdinand VII |
