Timeline (Viva Genoa!)

15th Century

 * 1488~ While the House of Sforza rules over Genoa they make an agreement with Spain, saying that the first daughter of Isabella will marry a man from the Sforza family, thus creating a union between the kingdom of Castile and the Republic of Genoa.
 * The Republic of Genoa decides to fund Colombo's trip to the Indies.
 * 1492 Colombo lands in Dominica and mistakes it for Japan. He returns to Genoa and shares the news. Cristofo Colombo is given the title Primo Governatore di Dominica.
 * 1494 Spain begin invasions into Africa as part of the Post-Reconquesta. The Spanish army hopes to conquer Mauretania (present-day Morocco) before the turn of the century.
 * 1495 By the summer of 1495 the Kingdom of Castille controls most of the Northern coast of Mauretania. Portugal begins funding the mission in hopes that they too will gain land in Africa and push back the Muslim forces.
 * 1496 Joanna of Castile marries Gelucca Sforza of Milan. The Hapsburgs marry into the Kingdom of Aragon the same year, further solidifying the Holy Roman Empire's claims in these two areas.
 * 1499 Wars on the Italian Peninsula begin.

16th Century

 * 1506 Gelucca Sforza is crowned the King of Italy and Castile.
 * The Republics of Milan, Venice, and Genoa merge to form La Republic di Italia. King Gelucca rules as a constitutional monarchy here.
 * 1578 After a succession dispute, Filipe II of Spain is crowned King Filipe I of Portugal.
 * The Iberian Union is formed sometime this year.

19th Century

 * The 6th of August, 1806 In an event known as the Imperial Crisis, the Holy Roman Empire breaks apart leaving the New World in shambles. The Iberian Union in particular struggles with it's different kingdoms and cultures. Meanwhile in The Republic of Italy the monarchy is dethroned and republican ideals replace them.