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Jan 1, 1500
Expulsion of Jews and Muslims
Spain expelled Jews and Moors (Muslims) causing them to loose valuable artisans and buisness people. -
Period: Jun 28, 1519 to Aug 27, 1556
Reign of Charles V (Spain)
inherited Spain, Spain's land, Spain's American colonies, parts of Italy, Austria, and Netherlands; largest territory contolled by an European sinse Charlemenge; unwillingly agreed to the the Peace of Augusburg, allowing German Princes to decide the religion for their territory. -
Period: Jan 1, 1541 to
Lfe of El Greco
'Domenikos Theotokopoulos'; painted distorted and colorful paintings; colorful distorted human body; expressed emotions in paintings; paintings showed deep Catholic faith of Spain -
Period: Sep 29, 1547 to
Life of Miguel de Cervantes
wrote Don Quixote, about a man that goes mad, thinking he was a knight and imagines villans for him to fight. Marked the beginning of modern novels. -
Period: Jan 1, 1550 to
Silver and gold from the Americas to Spain
16,000 tons of silver and 339,000 pounds of gold were imported from the Americas to Spain. One fourth to one fifth of all shiploads were taken by the government and added to the royal treasury -
Jan 1, 1555
Peace of Augsburg
Charles V unwillingly agrees to The Peace of Augsburg, allowing German Princes to choose religion for their territory. -
Period: Jan 16, 1556 to
Reign of Philip II
Charles V's son; inherited fathers territory and his uncle's (King of Portugal) land; defender of Catholicism; defeated Ottomans at the battle of Lepanto; had gray granite castle that had massive walls and desplayed his power; raised taxes in Netherlands, cauing the Protestant revolt in 1566; lost Dutch possesions;; reintroduced idea of absolute monarch -
Jan 1, 1566
Protestants Rebel
Angry Protestants swept through Catholic churches, destroying religious painting and statues in response to the raised taxes Sapin set in the Netherlands -
Jan 1, 1568
Exucution of Protestants
Duke exucuted 1,500 Protestants and suspected rebels from the protests of 1566 in one day. -
Jan 1, 1571
Catholics vs. Muslims
Pope called on Catholic Princesto take arms against the rising Ottoman Empire -
Jan 1, 1571
Battle at Lepanto
Philip II defeated the Ottomans at the Battle of Lepanto. -
Jan 1, 1574
Dutch City of Leiden under Siege
Spanards had the dutch city of Leinden under siege. Dutch opened the floodgates, leading to Leinden, flooding the Spanish army out of their camps. -
Jan 1, 1579
Creation of United Providence of Netherlands
7 northern proviences of Netherlands (Largly Protestants) united and declared themselves independent from Spain; became the United Province of Netherland -
Jan 1, 1580
King of Portugal Dies
Philip's uncle, the king of Portugal died without an heir, leaving Philip to inherit Portugese land. Philips land now circled the globe. -
Philip II vs. Protestants
Phillip II launces Spanish Armada in attempt to punish the Protestant England. His fleet was defeated, which weakened Spain. -
Period: to
Life of Diego Velázquez
showed pride of Spain's monarchy through his paintings; Court painter to Philip IV; painted portraits of royal family and scenes of court -
American gold mines supported Spain
American golds supported Spain with 339,000 pounds of gold. -
Period: to
Spains Golden Age of Art
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Don Quixote Published
Miguel de Cervantes published Don Quixote de la Moche. Don Quixote told the story of a man who read to many romantic, chivalrous books about the middle ages and lost his mind, believing that he was a knight. He wandered around the country side using his imagination to creat his enemies. The book either mocks chivalry or states the problem of a idealist person who longs a realistic past in an idealistic world. This novel marked the birth of the modern day novel. -
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Life of Rembranat van Rijn
painted portraits of wealthy middle class families and group portraits; paited the syndics -
Period: to
Life of William of Orange
political not religious motives for fighting Spain and flooded Spain out of their camps while they occupied Leiden. -
Period: to
Life of Jan Vermeer
used indoor settings for paitings; like women pouring milk; not recognized until the late 19th centuries. -
Dutch have largest fleet
Dutch have the largest fleet, consisting of 4,800 ships.
