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Spanish forces led by Admiral Álvaro de Bazán captured the Azores Islands in 1583, completing the incorporation of Portugal into the Spanish Empire. Thus, Philip added to his possessions a vast colonial empire in Africa, Brazil , and the East Indies , seeing a flood of new revenues coming to the Habsburg crown.
17 de fev. de 2004 · Henry Kamen is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in London and an emeritus professor of the Higher Council for Scientific Research in Barcelona. He is the author of Empire: How Spain Became a Great Power, 1492-1763, as well as several other books on Spain. He divides his time between Barcelona and the United States.
These hero myths are still important markers of identity today. The chapter explores the main interpretations of Spanish American independence, presents conflicting periodizations, and then discusses the events from the crisis of the empire, colonial reactions to the different phases of independence (1810-1814 and 1814-1830).
24 de abr. de 2023 · The Spanish Empire was invaded by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1808. His modern army was extremely well trained, and the Spanish troops were completely out-fought. Napoleon ousted Ferdinand VII – a direct descendant of Isabella and Ferdinand – and installed his brother, Joseph Bonaparte, on the throne instead. Over the next few years, a bloody war ...
Starting in the second half of the 17th century, the Spanish Empire began to suffer bankruptcies, and its military began to lose battles. In the 19th century, Spain lost its last major territories overseas in the Spanish-American War. The Spanish Empire, also known as the Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy was one of the largest empires ...
Sheehan, Kevin, “Voyaging in the Spanish Baroque: Science and Patronage in the Pacific Voyage of Pedro Fernández de Quirós, 1605–1606,” Science in the Spanish and Portuguese Empires, ed. Bleichmanr, Daniela, Vos, Paula de, Huffine, Kristine, and Sheehan, Kevin (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2009), pp. 20–22Google Scholar
2 de nov. de 2020 · Origins in Latin. Spanish originated in the Iberian Peninsula as a dialect of spoken Latin, which is today called “Vulgar Latin,” as opposed to the Classical Latin used in literature. The dialect of Spanish that we consider dominant in Europe is called Castellano or Castilian Spanish. During the Roman Empire, the Latin language was the ...
