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Enrique IV died
Between: Juana La Beltraneja and Isabel
Victory of Isabel I -
- Unify all the territories of Spain and centralised the power in the figure of the king.
- Crown of Aragon suppress its laws and institutions.
- Ended with the Cortes of Catalonia, Aragon, Valencia and Mallorca and their own laws.
- Not annul the fueros and institutions of Navarre
- Spanish as an unified language Ley Sálica to prevent women from inheriting the throne.
- Returned to the throne until his death in 1746.
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Interrogated and punished people who weren't Christians
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Conquered Granada -
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Christopher Columbus, reach Asia saling to the west.
From the port of Palos de la Frontera to Bahamas. Years later Americo Vespucio showed it wasn´t Asia (America) -
Canary Islands, Kingdom of Nápoles and Melilla
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Kingdom of Navarra
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Educated in Flanders, grandson of the Catholic kings and the Emperor of Germany. He claimed the throne of Spain and ruled a great empire. -
- Empire: Netherlans, Spain, Austria, the holy Roma, parts of Italy and overseas territories.
- Wars: France, Turks, Lutherans
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-Revolt of Communities in Castile
-Revolt of Germanias -
Hernán Cortés- Mexico
Francisco Pizarro- Peru -
- France conquered Turks in the Battle of Lepanto
- Netherlands revolted- Armada Invencible
- No Millitary prostige
- No €€€
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-Felipe de Anjou was proclaimed King of Spain as Felipe V by Charles II
- Threat by European Powers, like England,
Netherlands and the german powers,
who proposed Carlos de Austria.
-Spain, Castilla supported the French candidate
-Aragon supported the German candidate.
-Treaty of Utrecht
-Spanish empire had to give part of their
territories in Europe to Austria (Netherlands) and England (Gibraltar) -
- Peace and stability
- Wellbeing of his citizens
- Until his death in 1759
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- Most important monarchs of the Bourbon dynasty
- Had been King of Naples and Sicily
- Gain experience
- Modernise Spain
- Efficient ministers
- Roads, education, agriculture, economy, industry and trade
- He built public hospitals, rubbish collection and paved streets, among others.
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- Political weakness
- Manuel Godoy and growing internal instability
- Abdication in 1808 during the Napoleonic invasion and the War of Independence
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The contemporary age began
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Revolutionaries storm the Bastille prison
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Napoleon becames Emperor of France -
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- Abolished the constitution and restored the absolute monarchy
- The American colonies began their process of independence
- At the end of the 19th century, Cuba was the only American colony.
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Spain began building its railway network, starting with the first line between Barcelona and Mataró. -
Isabel II was abdicated and was expelled from Spain -
Amadeo of Savoya became king only for 2 years
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He resigned -
In April, the Second Republic was proclaimed, bringing many changes. A new constitution was written, giving people more rights, such as freedom of speech and the right to vote for both men and women.
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