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1492
Christopher Columbus sails to the Americas.
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1516
Charles V becomes the King of Spain.
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1554
Philip II marries Mary Tudor and creates an alliance with England until Mary's death.
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1571
Battle of Lepanto- Spain and their Italian allies defeat an Ottoman fleet off the coast of Greece.
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1581
The northern, largely Protestant provinces declared their independence from Spain and became the Dutch Netherlands.
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The Spanish Armada sailed with more than 130 ships, 20,000 men, and 2,400 pieces of artillery.
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The Treaty of Munster is signed, recognizing the independence of the Netherlands' Protestant provinces.
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The Golden Age