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Felipe V
Castilian laws were established as a result of the centralisation of the government. -
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Fernando VI
He continued to work on centralisation and peace. -
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Carlos III
Public education was very important for him, as was the study of sciences. Madrid, the country's capital, was modernised. -
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Carlos IV
He delegated the government of the country to Godoy. After the French Revolution there was an economic crisis and a war began. Two facts marked his reign, Spain lost a naval battle against Great Britain and it also became dependent on France.