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The periods have been selected during which leading events in Spanish history have occurred.

The antiquary will often meet with the date Era on old inscriptions. This mode of reckoning prevailed in the Roman dominions, and arose from the date of the particular payment of taxes, æs, æra. It commenced in the fourth year of Augustus Cæsar. To make the Era correspond with the Anno Domini, 38 years must be added; thus: 1200 is equivalent to Era 1238. The Moorish Hegira commences from Friday, July 16, 622,—Era 660. The New Style was introduced by Gregory XIII. into Spain in 1582. October 5, of the Old Style, was then called October 15. This must be remembered, for the New Style was only introduced into England in 1751. [Spain.—1882.]