Spain's Empire By willgreder7 Jan 21, 1500 Spains expells Jews and Muslims Jan 21, 1555 Charles unwillingly agrees to Peace of Augsburg Jan 21, 1556 Charles V divides empire Phillip gained control of Spain, Spanish Netherlands, Spanish Americas Jan 21, 1566 Angry Protestant mobs swept through Catholic churches Jan 21, 1568 Duke executed 1500 Protestants and rebels Jan 21, 1571 Pope called on Catholic princes to take up arms against the Ottomans Jan 21, 1579 7 northern provinces of the Netherlands declare independance from Spain Jan 21, 1580 King of Portugal dies without heir Jan 21, 1588 Philip launced Spanish Armada to punish England Jan 21, 1600 American mines supplied Spain with 339,000 pounds of gold Jan 21, 1605 Don Quixote is considered birth of European novel