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Spanish Empire’s Rise and Fall

The Spanish Empire rose in the late 15th century after the unification of Castile and Aragon and the voyages of Christopher Columbus, which opened vast territories in the Americas. Fueled by silver ...
“The world’s most successful empires have been engineers’ creations.” This assertion, made by Felipe Fernández-Armesto and Manuel Lucena Giraldo in “How the Spanish Empire Was Built: A 400-Year ...
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Fueled by gold, ambition, and military power, Spain built one of the largest empires the world has ever seen. But greed, war, and economic missteps led to its downfall. Discover the incredible history ...