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What did Charles V and Philip do to increase the wealth of Spain?
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∙ 12y ago
Philip centralized royal power and made all parts of the government responsible to him. He became an absolute monarch. As a result of the concept of divine right, Philip also became guardian of the Catholic Church.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoCharles v was the emperor of the holy roman emperor, but Spain was under his control. He helped to deal with the three revolutions: economic, demographic, and social revolutions, each having a different effect on each other. phillip 2 built the spanish armada in 1588, while also building the escorial, a sign of his wealth and military background.
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∙ 15y agoThrough the reforms; Charles and Philip were from the house of Bourbon. They installed the mercantile reforms in the 18 century in tropical America, to grow sugar for profit.
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∙ 9y agoSpain became powerful in the 1500s because they had recently discovered North and South America. They had claim over much of the land, and in return, were bringing treasures back to Spain.
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∙ 14y ago
because it just was powerful and they had it like that.
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∙ 7y agoWhen his father Charles I abdicated he got all the Spanish crown and the other territories.
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Who was the king of Naples in the 16Th century?
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Philip II of Spain was known as what?
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Who was king or queen of spain 1552?
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