10/31/2022 0 Comments Wikipedia 300 rise of an empire![]() The Spanish Empire fought against Britain, which was trying to take over more of America France and the United Provinces in the New World. However, during this time, Spain kept its large overseas empire, and even made it larger. However, it would still have an important role in European politics and a huge empire in America and the Pacific. Spain was no longer Europe's greatest power. In this treaty, Spain gave up its territories in Italy and The Netherlands. In 1713, Felipe V signed the Peace of Utrecht. With these treaties, Spain began to lose its status as hegemonic power in Europe. In 1659, the Treaty of the Pyrenees ended fighting between France and Spain. In 1648, Spain and many other powers signed the Peace of Westphalia, which ended both the Thirty Years' War and the Eighty Years' War. The Spanish Empire slowly lost power, as it gradually lost territory to other empires. They fought about both political and religious differences, and for ambition as well. Many of these different powers fought constantly, often at the same time, for long periods. Over the years the British tried to take rich places in the Spanish Americas, succeeding in some cases such as Jamaica and, during the Seven Years' War, Spanish Florida. These efforts culminated in the Spanish Armada. The English also helped the Dutch Republic rebels. Against England due to many reasons over the course of centuries, Britain became a protestant nation since Henry VIII and began a persecution of Catholics continued by his daughter Elizabeth I.Against the Dutch Republic, in the Eighty Years' War.Against France, due to the Italian Wars and rival attempts to take the prosperous Italian states.In the Mediterranean against the Ottoman Empire that threatened Europe and supported Barbary piracy in the Mediterranean.It was constantly fighting with other powers about territories, trade, or religion. The Spanish Empire was the first global empire in world history and was scattered all over the world. In the 19th century, Spain lost its last major territories overseas in the Spanish-American War. Starting in the second half of the 17th century, the Spanish Empire began to suffer bankruptcies, and its military began to lose battles. However, eventually, the French, Portuguese, and British tried to undermine the Spanish monarchy. Cervantes,who was the creator of the first modern novel Don Quixote, and many others such as Lope de Vega, Calderón de la Barca, and Francisco de Quevedo were prominent in different branches of Literature, Architecture, Theology, Phylosophy and so on. Spain enjoyed a cultural golden age in the 16th and 17th centuries. Its infantry known as Tercios, recruited from many countries of the Spanish monarchy, was undefeated for a century a half. With all these territories and colonies across the world, the Spanish Empire became the greatest and richest empire in the world.įor a time, the Spanish Empire was a great power in the oceans, with its experienced Navy. ![]() This allowed the Spanish Empire to gain control of many territories in Europe. Also, through royal marriages, the Spanish monarchs created alliances with other European powers. ![]() Spain, especially the kingdom of Castile, became much more powerful. Spain made these territories into Viceroyalties until the XIX century. They took large territories in North, South America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Spanish Conquistadores conquered the Aztec, Inca, and Maya Empires together with the help of other native american tribes. They also traded across the Pacific Ocean, between Asian-Pacific countries and Mexico throughout the Spanish treasure fleet and Manila galleons. The Spanish traded goods across the Atlantic Ocean, between Spain and its viceroyalties in the Americas. Spain also created the first intercontinental trade routes across the oceans. It led European exploration of the new world, building the large Viceroyaties in the New World at the time. Soon after the Reconquista, Spain became the first global power in the world. ![]() The Spanish Empire also known as "Spanish Monarchy" was one of the largest empires in history and became one of the first global empires in world history ![]()
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