stop people from converting from Catholicism
It was an attempt by the Spanish Catholic Church to impose its doctrine on the population, partly as a result of Spain's long period of occupation by the Moors.
To stop people from converting from Catholicism.
To stop people from converting from Catholicism.
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One result of Philip II's anti-Protestant policies was the Spanish Armada's defeat in 1588. The Spanish Armada was a naval fleet sent by Philip to invade England and restore Catholicism. This defeat weakened Spain's naval power and marked the decline of Spanish dominance in Europe.
It forced them to flee, convert, or die. If they decided to risk not truly converting, the Inquisition would hunt them down and torture them.
Since the English were Protestant and the Spanish were Catholic, the English believed that the storm was Protestant or on their side because it saved them from the Spanish invasion and having to be converted to Catholicism.
The persecution of Protestants, the expulsion of Dutch Protestants from Spain, and the establishment of the Spanish Inquisition were all results of Philip II's anti-Protestant policies. Peaceful coexistence with Protestant nations is not a result of Philip II's anti-Protestant policies.
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On the contrary: they are mostly Catholic due to the Spanish influence.