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FELIPE II
DOMESTIC PROBLEMS
All the kingdoms on the Peninsula were ruled by the same sovereign (although they maintained their own institutions and specific laws)
when one of the king's secretaries, Antonio Pérez, was accused of an assassination in Castilla
he was able to take refuge in Aragón, exercising his rights under the laws of this kingdom
The king used the Inquisition to capture him, but an uprising in defence of the fueros' enabled Pérez to flee to France
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In 1568
The policy of imposing Catholicism and discriminating against the religious minorities caused the Moriscos in Granada to revolt
In 1570
Known as the War of the Alpujarras, was finally suppressed the army led by John of Austria
A GLOBAL EMPIRE
Carlos V divided up the territories he inherited due to the difficulties he experienced in controlling them
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In 1580
The king of Portugal died, leaving no heirs
Felipe II also inherited this kingdom, together with the Portuguese territories in the Americas, Africa and Asia
His army, led by the Duke of Alba, defeated the Portuguese nobles who opposed these territories being taken by the Spanish Monarchy
After the conquest of the Philippines and the incorporation of the Portuguese territories, Felipe II's dominions stretched across the globe
In order to govern his empire, Felipe II increased bureaucracy by founding the Council of Portugal and granting more power to the secretaries
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