Several motives played a part, yet freedom of religion is often stated as the most important one. The reign of terror installed by Philip's Spanish Inquisition was not taken well especially in the Northern parts of the Netherlands, where many people had already converted to Protestantism.
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.
In the 17th Century, the Spanish Crown had difficulty suppressing a revolt in the Netherlands because of the difficulty in raising an army.
The common people against Spain. It was essentially a peasant revolt.
1898, I think.
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Revolt against Spain.
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Spain
Simon bolivar
he led the first revolt against spain for Peru
September 16, 1810
Philip II's attempts to spread Catholicism.