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FELIPE II
A GLOBAL EMPIRE
Carlos V divided up
the territories he inherited
Ferdinand
(his brother)
Austria
the Imperial Crown
Felipe II
(his son)
The
Crown of Aragón
and its
Italian territories
The
Low Countries
and
Franche-Comté
Castilla
and his
territories in the Americas
1580
The King of Portugal died
(leaving no heirs)
Felipe II inherited
The kingdom of Portugal
the Portuguese terriotories
in
the Americas
Africa
Asia
After the
conquest of the Philippines
and the
incorpotation of
the Portuguese territories
Felipe II's DOMINIONS STRETCHED
ACCROSS THE GLOBE
In order to GOVERN his EMPIRE
Increased
BUREAUCRACY
by founding
the
COUNCIL of PORTUGAL
and granting
more power
to SECRETARIES
type of ministers that acted
as
intermediaries between
the king
the councils
1561
Madrid, capital of the kingdom
DOMESTIC PROBLEMS
All the kingdoms on the Peninsula
were
ruled by the same sovereign
Carlos V had left
the Crown in FINANCIAL RUIN
outgoings higher that income
Felipe II had to declare
the crown
BANKRUPT
in the year he began his reign
economic
INSOLVENCY
on 2 other occasions
To continue funding the military
the
discovery of new silver and
gold mines in the America
the
increase in taxes
War of the
Alpujarras
(1568)
Moriscos revolt in Granada
Revolt suppressed in 1570
Although
each kingdom
maintained
specific laws (FUEROS)
the secretarie Antonio Pérez ( accussed of assassination in Castilla) was able to take refuge in Aragón
their
own institutions
THE WARS OF FELIPE II
Against the
OTTOMAN EMPIRE
HOLY LEAGUE
Organised by Felipe II
in order to end Ottoman control over the Mediterranean Sea
An alliance between
Spain
Venice
the Pope
A
Chistian flee
t was formed to fight against the Ottoman forces
Naval Battle of LEPANTO
(1571)
the
Ottomans were defeated
Against the
PROTESTANTS
in the LOW COUNTRIES
1568:
in t
he northern provinces of the Low Counries
, where Calvinism had spread,
the population rose up against the king
Felipe II sent the
Duke of Alba, but did no manage to contain the war
Alexander Farnesa maintained control of the southern provinces
(Flanders)
The northern territories proclaimed their independence from the Spanish Crown (1581)
The war lasted until
1648
Against
FRANCE
Batlle of
SAINT QUENTIN
France was defeated
Henry II signed the
Peace of Cateau-Cambresis
(1559)
In the following decades,
a civil war between
the Catholics
the Protestants
Against
ENGLAND
Queen Elizabeth I
of England
supported the practices of the English pirates
who acted against the interests of Spain in the Americas
defended the Protestant rebels in the Low Countries
against the King of Spain
Felipe II formed a
powerful fleet (130 ships)
the
ARMADA
Objective
To transport troops from Portugal and Flanders
Invade England
Depose the queen
Spanish fleet was defeated by English attack
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