Spain's Empire and European and European Absolutism ? ? A Powerful Spanish Empire After Charles accepted Peace of Augsburg unwillingly, he divided his empire and retired to a monastery. His son, Philip II inherited Spain, the Spanish Netherlands, and the America?s colonies. Philip II?s empire Philip was shy, serious, religious, hardworking, and trusted no one. King of Portugal (with Africa, India, and East Indies) died without any heir. Phillip inherited it because he?s his nephew. Big empire. Phillip gone rich. America mines got him 339,000 pounds of gold, 16,000 of silver bullion unload from Spanish galleons (got 1/4 to 1/5 of them). So, he raised an army of 50,000 people. Defender of Catholicism
Spain's Empire and European and European Absolutism
Spain's Empire and European and European Absolutism ? ? A Powerful Spanish Empire After Charles accepted Peace of Augsburg unwillingly, he divided his empire and retired to a monastery. His son, Philip II inherited Spain, the Spanish Netherlands, and the America?s colonies. Philip II?s empire Philip was shy, serious, religious, hardworking, and trusted no one. King of Portugal (with Africa, India, and East Indies) died without any heir. Phillip inherited it because he?s his nephew. Big empire. Phillip gone rich. America mines got him 339,000 pounds of gold, 16,000 of silver bullion unload from Spanish galleons (got 1/4 to 1/5 of them). So, he raised an army of 50,000 people. Defender of Catholicism
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