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May 20, 2024 · War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14), conflict that arose out of the disputed succession to the throne of Spain following the death of the childless Charles II, the last of the Spanish Habsburgs. The treaties that ended the war marked the rise of the power of Britain and the British colonial empire.
1 day ago · The Spanish Empire, [b] sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy [c] or the Catholic Monarchy, [d] [5] [6] [7] was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976. [8] [9] In conjunction with the Portuguese Empire, it ushered in the European Age of Discovery. It achieved a global scale, [10] controlling vast portions of the Americas ...
3 days ago · The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict fought between 1701 and 1714. The immediate cause was the death of the childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700, which led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire amongst supporters of the claimant Bourbon and Habsburg dynasties.
2 days ago · The history of Spain dates to contact between the pre-Roman peoples of the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula made with the Greeks and Phoenicians. During Classical Antiquity, the peninsula was the site of multiple successive colonizations of Greeks, Carthaginians, and Romans.
May 13, 2024 · Reconquista, in medieval Spain and Portugal, a series of campaigns by Christian states to recapture territory from the Muslims (Moors), who had occupied most of the Iberian Peninsula in the early 8th century. Learn more about the history and significance of the Reconquista in this article.
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2 days ago · A Tradgardland Church - standard Duchy design. Note the unique external staircase allowing the spire to be used for observation and the proclamations of heralds.The only other country in Europa with such a building is Denmark - and only one church so equipped in Copenhagen!
2 days ago · What caused the Spanish Civil War? Who fought in the Spanish Civil War? How was the Spanish Civil War a preview for World War II? How did the Spanish Civil War end? Spanish Civil War, (1936–39), military revolt against the Republican government of Spain, supported by conservative elements within the country.
