History
Spain On This Day - May 9
By m.p.
May 9, 2008 - 7:07 AM

1013: The Berbers, supported by King Sancho de Castilla, took possession of Medina Azahara, known as the time as the most beautiful city of the world.

1502: Christopher Columbus started his fourth and last voyage to the New World.

1540: Spanish sailor, Hernando de Alarcón, left on his exploration of the coast of California.

1781: The Spaniards expel the British from Western Florida.

1950: Fiat and five banks create the Spanish car firm SEAT.

1976: Two Carlist militants are murdered in Montejurra, Navarra