its "the Netherlands"
The Republic of United Provinces of the Netherlands
In 1581, Spain's northern provinces became part of the independent Dutch Republic after the Northern provinces declared their independence from Spanish rule during the Eighty Years' War.
Amsterdam isn't an independent country but the capital of Netherlands. The independence of Netherlands was declared on 1581 and recognized on 1648.
He was King of Spain from 1556 to 1581.
Yes, in 1581.
The first 'city-state' republic was Vaisali, in India, ometime around 700-300 BCE. The oldest 'surviving city-state' republic is San Marino (as such it still exists today) . It declared independence of the Roman Empire on 3 September 301. The first 'full-fledged country' that became a republic was the Dutch Republic (the Netherlands), that declared its independence from King Philip II of Spain on 26 July 1581.
In 1581. The seventeen provinces of the Netherlands were a possession of Spain. This included modern-day Belgium, Luxembourg, parts of France and Germany and today's Holland, or the Netherlands. The seven northern provinces were Protestant and joined in the 1581 Act. By that time the Eighty Years War for the Netherlands Independence from Spain had already been going on for thirteen years. The war did not end until 1648, after which the seven northern provinces were recognized as independent.
Holland is a name applied to the coastal regions of The Netherlands, whose constituent lands declared independence in 1581. Along with Belgium and Luxembourg, Holland was part of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the Burgundians and their Hapsburg heirs beginning in 1384, and by the Spanish Empire beginning in 1556.
1648 is when The Netherlands won independence. I don't know where people are getting the "1609", but that's B.S. I'm a student doing a project on The Netherlands, and I know for a fact, it's 1648... So there yuh go! (: Actually the Netherlands have a longer history than that. Its true that peace of Munster you revered to was signed in 1648. Witch consisted of a merger between the northern netherlands and the southern netherlands. But these netherlands were already there and therefor the origins of the dutch independence has to be sought before the 80 year war. I believe the "independence" has its origins in the "Plakkaat van Verlatinghe" which was signed on 7-26-1581. It stated that: "The throne of Filips II was abandoned." And was signed by multiple provinces that make up the Netherlands today.
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Any of the following:The Republic of the Seven United Provinces as a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795,Alternative names United ProvincesFederated Belgic ProvincesBelgic Federation
Spain never was a colony, so it never had to get its independence. As one state, it was created by the marriage of King Ferdinand of Aragon with Queen Isabel of Castile in the 15th century, which merged their lands to present-day Spain