What factors caused Spains power to decline in the late 1500s?

Answer 1

There were numerous events and situations that brought about Spain's decline during the seventeenth century. They include a series of weak ineffectual kings, financial instability that bankrupted the crown, crippling military loses to other European powers, power struggles, and a fixation on its American colonies that caused it to ignore issues at home.

Answer 2

what caused Spain to lose their empire in the 1500s

Answer 3

inflation and a growing population made it harder to maintain colonies.

Answer 4

Spain wasn't losing their empire in the 16th century, they were building it.

Answer 5

Spain did not fall in 1490. In fact, Spain has only been occupied once after the Moors were defeated in 1492, and that was by Napoleon in the 19th century.