Philip II's attempts to spread Catholicism.
The Dutch revolted against Spain because the king was trying to spread the Catholic religion.
The Dutch revolted against Spain because the king was trying to spread the Catholic religion.
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The Dutch Revolt was resolved when the Treaty of Westphalia was signed in 1648, recognizing the independence of the Dutch Republic from Spain. The treaty secured religious freedom and autonomy for the Dutch provinces.
The Protestantism Rebelled against the catholic church.
That depends on which era you are talking about. In the 16th century it was William of Orange who led the Dutch revolt against Spain. In the 19th century it was Simon Bolivar who led the revolution in many of Spain's colonies in South America. In the 1930's it was Francisco Franco, who started Spain's civil war.
Dutch Revolt happened in 1568.
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The Dutch revolt was led by William of Orange.
Traditionally, it's told the Netherlands revolted because of religion. In the 16th century the Protestant Netherlands were part of Catholic Spain. Another view is that the Dutch (nobles) became Protestant so they could revolt, and that they actually had economic motives for the revolt.
No, we did have a war against Spain for 80 years, but that's all we had to do with Spain. They left us like 300 years ago