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Period: 1500 to
The age of the absolutism
s a historiographical term used to describe a form of monarchical power that is unrestrained by all other institutions, such as churches, legislatures, or social elites -
1556
Accession to the throne of Felipe II (1556) and the beginning of baroque period.
The accession of the king Felipe II to the throne was an important event in history because it marked the beginning of the Baroque period. -
Poverty and population decline.
The poverty makes that people dies of hunger. -
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Culteranism and conceptism.
Son las dos tendencias estilísticas dominantes en la literatura barroca española. -
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The Thirty Years' War
It was a hard war -
Separation of Portugal
Portugal managed to separate from Spain, unlike Catalonia, which also tried and failed after a costly war. -
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The English Civil War
A war in Engand that has three parts. The First English civil war, The second english civil war and the Third english civil war. -
Black Death/Plague
A very bad virus that kill so many people. -
Las Meninas, de Diego Velázquez
It is probably one of the most reproduced pictorial works and has the greatest fame throughout the world. -
The transition to Classicism.
The transition to Classicism was the event that marked the end of the baroque period.