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there are persons that belived that the earth was flat, but Christopher Colombus was convinced tha is round. He belive that you could arrive in Asia acrros the Atlantic Ocean.
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The marriange of Isabel and Fernando ll, called the Catolic KIngs, they united the kingdoms of Castille and Aragon
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During their reing, the canary island became part of spain. This year Colombus discobered America
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Colombua set off the Puerto of Palos in Huelva whit three caravels
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The expedition finished. Colombus tough that they are in Japan, but he found an island in the Caribbean.
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He becamee the king of spain, but his years of king there are not easy. He divided the empire between his son and his brother
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He became rule of the largest empire. he defended France. In 1571 he defended the turks at the battle of lepanto.
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Netherlands declared independence,but the king didn´t accep it. Felipe II sent theSpanish Armade against although armade was a poweful fleet of wasships, it was defeated in 1588.
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The empire expanded when Portugal went from the rules of Spain.
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Althougt the armada was powerful fleet of warships, it was defeated in 1588
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After the death of Felipe II the Spanish Empire weakened and begain to break up. The Kings of the 17th century Felipe II, Felipe IV and Carlos II all had favourite called validos. Some had a lot of power, such as the Duke of Lerma and the Count-Duke of Olivares.
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Spain was the powerful empire and the largest ever existed. Near the end of the century lots its superiority.
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King Carlos II died without leaving a successor. There were two candidates to succeed to the trone: the <archiduke Charles from Germany, and Philip of Anjou from France.
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Spain was also divided. These conflicts promoted the war of Succession ended with treaty of Utrecht.
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Throughout the 18th century, Great Britain and Portugal disrupted trade routes between Spain and the Americas.
In 1808 the Riot of Aranjuez forced Carlos IV to abdicate. His son became the nest King Fernando VI.
