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Spain expelled Jews and Islamics from the Spanish Empire around this time.
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King Charles V became king of Spain in this year, despite being a foreigner.
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Phillip II inherited the Spanish empire from his father, King Charles V.
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Spain attacked the Ottoman empire with an order from the pope.
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The number of people in the Spanish army dropped from 60,000 to 8,000 people due to lack of food and payment.
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The Netherlands gain independence from Spain because of revolt.
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The king of portugal died without an heir to take over for him, so king Phillip II gained control of the Portugese kindom because he was the Portugese king's nephew.
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Spain attemps to attack England over the fact they are a protestant country, but they lose the battle.
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By the year 1600, american mines in Spanish colonies mined aproximately 339,000 pounds of gold.
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Miguel wrote about a Spanish nobleman who went insane from reading too many stories about knights. This book was thought of as the first modern European novel.
