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Jews and Moors where expelled from Spain, taking with them many of Spains valuable artisians and business people.
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Spain made their goods the old fashioned way so their prices were outrageous. This caused the people of spain to buy their manufactured goods from enimy countries, increasing thr profits of the enimies.
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When Spain would go to war, the kings would boorrow money from German and Italian Bankers. To repay these fines when the ships of silver came in they were ised to repay the other countries.
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Peace of AugsburgCharles V unwillingly agreed to the Peace of Augsburg. This allowed the German princes to choose the religon for their territory.
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Phillip II inherited Spain, the Spanish Netherlands, and the American colonis.
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The Spainsh duke of Alva, under comand of Philip, took am army to punish the rebels. In one dau over 1,500 Protestants and other suspected rebels were excuted by the army and the duke.
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Philip raised taxes in the Netherlands and tried to crush Protestantisn. Protestants formed mobs that swept through Catholic Churches. The Dutch ended up fighting Spain for 13 years.
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El Greco used brilland techneques that showed his deep Catholic faith. He used bright, clashing colors and often distorted the human image in his art works. Diego Velazquex was the Spainsh Court royal painter. He painted portraits of Philip IV and the royal faimily.
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Miguel de Cervantes wrote the book Don Quixote de la Mancha. The book was about a Spainish Nobleman living in poverty who, after reading many books about knights, went crazy and tried to "right every manner of wrong"
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Jan Vermeer was an Dutch artist that was interisted in the effects of light and dark. Vereer often portrayed women perfoming everyday tasks.
