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Oct 13, 1500
Economic Decline
Jews and Moors where expelled from Spain, taking with them many of Spains valuable artisians and business people. -
Period: Oct 13, 1500 to
Spain
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Oct 13, 1550
Spain - The Rise of Others Through Their Decline
Spain made their goods the old fashioned way so their prices were outrageous. This caused the people of spain to buy their manufactured goods from enimy countries, increasing thr profits of the enimies. -
Oct 14, 1550
Spainsih Debt
When Spain would go to war, the kings would boorrow money from German and Italian Bankers. To repay these fines when the ships of silver came in they were ised to repay the other countries. -
Oct 12, 1555
Peace of Augsburg
Peace of AugsburgCharles V unwillingly agreed to the Peace of Augsburg. This allowed the German princes to choose the religon for their territory. -
Oct 12, 1556
Phillip II
Phillip II inherited Spain, the Spanish Netherlands, and the American colonis. -
Oct 14, 1558
Spanish Verses Protestants
The Spainsh duke of Alva, under comand of Philip, took am army to punish the rebels. In one dau over 1,500 Protestants and other suspected rebels were excuted by the army and the duke. -
Oct 13, 1566
Dutch Revolt
Philip raised taxes in the Netherlands and tried to crush Protestantisn. Protestants formed mobs that swept through Catholic Churches. The Dutch ended up fighting Spain for 13 years. -
Golden Age of Art in Spain
El Greco used brilland techneques that showed his deep Catholic faith. He used bright, clashing colors and often distorted the human image in his art works. Diego Velazquex was the Spainsh Court royal painter. He painted portraits of Philip IV and the royal faimily. -
Golden Age of Literature in Spain
Miguel de Cervantes wrote the book Don Quixote de la Mancha. The book was about a Spainish Nobleman living in poverty who, after reading many books about knights, went crazy and tried to "right every manner of wrong" -
Jan Vermeer
Jan Vermeer was an Dutch artist that was interisted in the effects of light and dark. Vereer often portrayed women perfoming everyday tasks.
