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Jan 1, 1580
Invaded Portugal
Phillip II was in power. He successfully invaded Portugal. -
Spain invading England
Spain invaded England to overthrow Protestant people in England. Spain was unsuccessful in the invasion and lost money and poeple. -
Sliver mines
Spain sliver mines wasn't producing enough. The currency became inefficient and Spain lost even more money. -
Spain's government
Spain's government was in great debt. They owed almost 23 million. -
Philip IV
Philip III bequeath his son Philip IV Spain debt. Philip IV made Spain go to war to much and lost a lot of money. -
spains empire
spains empire started to break away. eventually the dutch clarified thier independence. -
first major defeat
spain had thier first major defeat in ages by the french. they were no longer invicable -
Losing Control
Spain have to recognize Portugal as an independent country. Spain used to control Portugal but they broke away from Spain. -
Spain's empire
Spain's empire in power. They were the most populous empire in the world. -
poor agriculture
the start of spains poor agriculture was in 1708 and lasted till around 1711 and then started up again in 1763 and lasted till 1766