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Felipe II - Coggle Diagram
Felipe II
Global empire
Felipe the II inherid some territories from Carlos the v
Castilla and his territories in america
The crown of aragon and his territories in italia
The low countries
1580 the king of portugal died
And felipe also inherid this kingdom
Also big territories in America, Africa and Asia
To expand the kingdom
he conquest the Filiphines
So his dominions stretched across the Globe
To govern his empire
Increased bureaucracy by creating council of portugal
And granting more power to the secretaries
This were people who acted as intermediaries between king AND councils
Domestic Problems
All the kingdoms of the peninsula were ruled by same king
But they maintained their own institutions
Carlos the V left crown in bad economic situation
The outgoings were higher than the income
So Felipe had to declare the crown in bankrupt
However, the founding of new silver and gold mines in Americas enabled him to continue funding the military
Also the discrimination against the minorizated religions
Caused the Moriscos in Granada to Revolt in 1568 this was know as battle of Alpujarras
They were finally suppressed the army led by John of Austria in 1570
Wars of Felipe II
Against France
France was defeated in Battle of saint Quentin 1559
After this Henry II the peace which was broke with a civil war
Against the protestants
Against ottoman empire
Against England
Isabel of England support pirates against Spain in Americas
Felipe II formed a great army (130 ships) but was defeated by England
Important
The Spanish monarchy domination in Europe led to the black legend
This legend was fomented by the Catholic monarch enemies
They aimed to discredit Felipe II in particular
In Europe the belief spread that Spain was fanatical and ignorant
The Catholic Church was given as the main cause of its cultural backwardness
political oppression of Protestants during the decades 1550 and 1560
Also death of carlos who was prince of Asturias
And the achievements of tercios in Europe contribute this bad view