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101Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …
102Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor — Charles V Holy Roman Emperor; King of the Romans; King of Italy Reign 28 June 1519 – 27 August 1556[1] …
103Granada War — For the US invasion of the similarly named Caribbean island, see Invasion of Grenada. Granada War The Capitulation of Granada by F. Padilla: Muhammad XII (Boabdil) confronts Ferdin …
104Philip II of Spain — Philip II King of Naples Reign 25 July 1554 – 13 September 1598 Predecessor …
105Mary of Hungary (governor of the Netherlands) — For her niece and namesake, who was also Queen of Hungary, see Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress. Mary of Austria A portrait of Mary by Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen …
106Revolt of the Comuneros — For other revolts by this name, see Comunero (disambiguation). Revolt of the Comuneros …
107History of Spain — The History of Spain spans the period from Prehistoric Iberia, through the rise and fall of the first global empire, to Spain s current position as a member of the European Union. Modern humans entered the Iberian Peninsula more than 35,000 years …
108Spanish Inquisition — The Spanish Inquisition started and was established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms, and to replace the medieval inquisition which was under papal… …
109Spain — • This name properly signifies the whole peninsula which forms the south western extremity of Europe. Since the political separation of Portugal, however, the name has gradually come to be restricted to the largest of the four political divisions …
110Kingdom of Galicia — For the Kingdom of Galicia, now part of Poland and Ukraine, see Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria. Kingdom of Galicia pt (Galician) Galliciense Regnum (Latin) …
