3. 5.1.1- THE CATHOLIC KINGS
ISABEL AND FERNANDO.
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4. - They were intolerant toward other
religions, and persecuted Jews and
Muslims.
- They conquered new territories,
-the Canary Islands (1496) and
Melilla (1497).
- They gave money to Columbus for
the journey in which he discovered
America.
5. 5.1.2-THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
During the 15th and 16th
centuries, many geographic
discoveries took place.
In 1492, Christopher
Columbus started a journey
to the East Indies, with money
from the Catholic Kings.
He had three ships.
During that journey, Columbus
discovered America.
Niña Santa María
Pinta
)
7. Francisco
Pizarro
discovered Peru
in 1531
Hernán Cortés
discovered Mexico
in 1520
Magellan's expedition of 1519–1522 completed the
first of the Earth
Ferdinand Magellan
was Portuguese.
He was killed in
the Phillipines.
Circumnavegation
Juan Sebastían Elcano
continued Magellan´s
expedition
9. 5.2.- THE 16TH CENTURY.
Philip the Handsome and Joanna the Mad
10. 10
Spain became the centre of an enormous,
international empire. The empire included
territories in Europe, Asia, Africa and
America.
5.2.1- THE SPANISH EMPIRE
11. The dynasty of Habsburgs began
with Charles I,
the grandson of the Catholic
Kings.
Charles was the eldest son
of Philip the handsome
and Joanna the Mad.
5.2.2- THE HABSBURGS:
CARLOS I & FELIPE II
12. The first members of the
Habsburg Dynasty were
Charles I and Philip II, his son.
They ruled during the 16th
century and dominated
Europe.
MAKE A FACTFILE OF
BOTH KINGS.
14. NAME: CHARLES I SPAIN V GERMANY
BORN:
DIED:
REIGNED:
MARRIED:
CHILDREN:
SOMETHING SPECIAL:.
1500
1558
1516-1556
Isabella of Portugal
(his cousin)
PHILIP II
He did not
speak Spanish when he came.
Monasterio
De Yuste.
16. Santa
Teresa de
Jesús
At the beginning of
the 16th century, the
most important
painter in Spain was
El Greco.
El
Greco
In Spanish literature,
the most important
writers were Santa
Teresa de Jesús and
Garcilaso de la Vega.
Garcilaso
De la Vega
17. -This century was a period of social
and economic crisis. Spain was no
longer a the most powerful country
In Europe.
-The population declined because of
plague epidemics, bad harvest, the
Expulsion of Moors and many wars.
5.3- THE 17th Century.
5.3.1- The Crisis
19. The next Habsburg Kings were Philip
III, Philip IV and Charles II. They had
many problems because there was
an economic crisis in Europe.
PHILIP IV CHARLES IIPHILIP III
5.3.2- THE HABSBURGS
20. 5.3.2- The Hasburgs:
Phillip III, Phillip IV and
Charles II.
They had many
problems because
there was an economic
crisis in Europe.
21. 5.3.2- The Hasburgs: Phillip III,
Phillip IV and Charles II.
King Philip III of Spain.
He was called “ The Pious” . He was a very
religous person.
He expulsed the Moriscos and he was also the
King of Portugal.
King Philip IV of Spain.
He was called “The Great” or “The Planet King”. He reigned for
44 years .
He let the goverment to count duke of Olivares.
22. CHARLES II
He was called “ the
Bewitched”.
He had physical,
intellectual, and
emotional disabilities.
He was not able to
have descendants.
5.3.2- The Hasburgs: Phillip III,
Phillip IV and Charles II.
24. 5.3.3- THE GOLDEN AGE
Despite the Crisis this was an important
period for literature and art.
In Spanish art there were
great painters, like Ribera,
Murillo,Zurbarán and
especially Velazquez.
26. In Spanish literature, the
greatest writers were
Quevedo, Góngora,
Lope de Vega, Calderón
de la Barca and Miguel
de Cervantes.
GóngoraLope de Vega
Calderón de la Barca
Miguel de Cervantes
Don Quijote de la Mancha
Fuenteovejuna
Fábula de Polifemo
y Galatea
La Vida es sueño
29. 5.4.- THE 18TH CENTURY.
5.4.1- THE REFORMS
Agicultural production improved,
because large territories were cultivated.
They cultivated corn and potatoes
from America.
Industry developed: textiles, porcelain,
glass…
Trade with America increased and
many new companies were formed.
In the
book
30. When King Charles II
died in 1700, the War of
Succession began, to
decide who would be
the new king.
As a result, Spain lost
power in Europe, and a
new dynasty replaced
the Habsburgs: the
Bourbon Dinasty.
5.4.2- THE BOURBON DINASTY
31. 5.4.2- THE BOURBONS: Philip V, Ferdinand VI, Charles III
and Charles IV
Charles III was king during the
Enlightenment, and he started many new
plans to modernise Spain. He was known as
the best major of Madrid.
The first Bourbon king was Philip V,
He was grandson of Louis XIV of France
Ferdinand VI was called the Learnt and
worked for the peace.
Charles IV left the power to his wife
Mary Louise and Prime Minister Godoy
32. During the 18th century, another
world-famous painter from Spain
was Francisco de
Goya.
