2. The Spanish Empire
Philip II
Inherited Spain its holdings
Claimed Portugal when king died- Philip was nephew
Now had world empire a lot of money
Used the Spanish Armada to defeat Ottomans
Armada was defeated by the English Protestants
Although it did not entirely weaken Spain
3. Golden Age of Spanish Art
Literature
El Greco
Non-traditional paintings usually involving
religion
Diego Velazquez
Portraits of royal family court life
Don Quixote
Birth of the modern European novel
Seen as either mocking chivalry or longing of
romantic past
