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The Spanish Empire
16th-century
After the Catholic Monarchs' rule, their descendants Carlos I and Felipe II continued their legacy.They controlled powerful empires.
I was the grandson o the Catholic Monarchs.He was the first Habsburg king of Spain.His empire Spain and some of the Americas.
Germany, the Netherland Italian peninsula.Carlos I of Spain and Carlos V of Germany.Citizens had to pay high taxes, the rise of Protestantism caused religious conflict in areas of Europe.
He divided his kingdom in two.'Germanic' empire to his brother, Fernand. His son, Felipe II inherited his'Spanish' empire.
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17th-century
Empire expanded under his reing, espeacially in the Americas and in Asia.
Felipe II was a ruled of Madrid, there were wars and conflicts, baut his army won important battles at sea.He won the Battle of Lepanto.
Spain conquered Portugal, used gold and silver from the Americas to pay for the expensive wars.
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Eurpean cultural movement based on ideas from ancient Greece and Rome, and the
publication of the first Spanish language grammar book, Gamática Castallana.
Felipe II ordered the construction of some of Spain's most important Renaissance buildings such as the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
El Greco artist who completed most of his works in Toledo.His paintings for
example:perspective, human figures
and light brushtrokes.
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