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Period: Aug 2, 1500 to
Spain
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Nov 5, 1500
phillip the seconds empire
Phillip the second was a defender of Catholicism as well as a good leader pointing the colony in the right direction. -
Nov 5, 1566
the dutch revolt
King Phillip raised the taxes to crush protestantism but the mob of angry dutch people went to the catholic churches then they all split up provinces. -
Nov 5, 1576
growing power of monarchs
the church didn't have much authority in the colonies and the middle class got richer and they supported the monarchs more -
Nov 2, 1579
spanish and dutch fighting
of the netherlands 7 provinces were protestant while southern were catholic -
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The Spanish Empire weakens
There was a huge decline in the value of money due to spanish explorers getting more and more gold. and they had to borrow money to fund the wars. -
Spanish painters and literature
El Greco and Velázquez created painting that showed great faith in Catholic Spain and pride in Spainish monarchy using bright colors helping Spain reach the golden age of Spanish art and literature. -
The Independent Dutch Prosper
The dutch government was very stable and they trading the stuff they had in a smart way resulting them replacing the italians in the bankers of Europe. -
theory of absolutism
all of the absolute monarchs believed to have the divine right so no one questioned them. -
crisis lead to absolutism
there was alot of religious conflict resulting in alot of taxes for supplies. There was also territorial conflicts so everyone was fighting
