It didn't. It was Portugal that first dominated world trade by discovering the sea route to East Asia, then it was the Dutch Republic, then Britain. Spain was never a great trading nation. They did have a big fleet, but it was mostly used (apart from the occasional sea battle) to carry gold, silver and other commodities from the Spanish colonies to Spain itself.
Spain established a preferential trade system in the New World during the Age of Exploration. Through its conquests and colonization, Spain created a vast empire that controlled significant territories in the Americas, leading to the establishment of the Spanish trade monopoly. This allowed Spain to dominate the flow of goods, resources, and wealth from the New World back to Europe, particularly through precious metals like gold and silver. Other European nations would later seek to challenge this monopoly and establish their own trade routes and colonies.
In 1914 the UK was the dominate force in world trade and economic investments overseas. The UK had $19,5 billion invested world wide. This was an overwhelming sum and it held over 43% of all the worlds overseas investments.
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Spain had a lot of territory in North America. England was competing with Spain to dominate the New World at the time.
Spain's 2010 World Cup win was their first.
Spain was the first country to send explorers and colonists to the New World.
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International trade was their biggest source of income.
Spain got its riches with gold and silver, France by fur trade,Netherlands by shipping,trade
This is the first time that Spain has reached world cup finals.
Spain was the first country to send explorers and colonists to the New World.
Spain won the world cup in 2010, it was their first world cup win.