Phillip II
Phillip II
The principle religion anywhere in Spain is the Roman Catholic Church.
Portugal, Spain, and Italy remained Catholic.
INTERNAL BALANCE OF POWER: Protestant Reformers backing illegitimate Elizabeth I, house of Tudor; verses Catholic supporters of Mary Stuart, Catholic Queen of Scots. EXTERNAL BALANCE OF POWER: Catholic King Juan Carlos of Spain, Defender of the Faith Catholic.
Philip II was a Catholic. Spain is a Catholic country
He was Roman Catholic
The Spanish Inquisition was not an external conquest : it was the suppression of non-Christians within Spain. At the time, the Catholic Church had considerable official power among countries, especially Catholic ones like Spain.
Because Colombia was colonized by Spain, and Spain was Catholic.
He was a Roman Catholic
Spain
The dominant religion of Spain is the Roman Catholic Church.
Spain has a very strong Roman Catholic background and has had for many centuries. Because of this background they did everything in their considerable power to bring Catholicism to the American natives wherever they encountered them.