Spanish history
Spanish history is really fascinating and has played a major role in the development of Spanish culture, architecture, festivals, music, art... you name it!
Spanish Inquisition
The Spanish Inquisition is one of the dark periods in Spanish history and lasted about 350 years. This period is known for its strict censorship, the paranoia, torture, the autos-da-fe and death and persecution of heretics, or basically anyone who disagrees with the directives of the Catholic Church. It lasted from 1478 to 1834. The extent and severity of the Spanish Inquisition surpassed any other previous medieval Inquisition.
Spanish armada
Felipe II, assuming that God would support Catholic Spain rather than Protestant England, wanted to overthrow England to restore Catholicism and to demonstrate that Spain was the undisputed ruler of the sea. He built a seemingly "invincible" fleet and gave the order to attack and defeat England. Unfortunately the result was a crushing defeat.
The Spanish Inquisition and the Spanish Armada are probably the two most famous events in Spanish history.
La Movida Madrileña
La Movida Madrileña, which emerged during the cultural turning point in Spanish history, came in 1975 with the death of dictator Francisco Franco. This watershed brought many changes in Spain Thus the country became a liberal democracy and the economy began to recover.
Reconquista
Reconquista is Spanish and Portuguese for "reconquest". The Islamic Army had conquered the entire Iberian Peninsula. The reconquista was a great attempt by Christians to regain the area. Charlemagne, King of France, continued the attack in the Pyrenees and Septimania. Then he created the Spanish defense barrier against Moorish troops. The Spanish language world was saved.
Habsburg Spain
16th and 17th century was known as the Habsburg period in Spain under Frederick III, the then Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. The Habsburg family, who originally came from Austria, had at that time all control. The most famous rulers are Charles I and Philip II of Spain. The common aim of the Habsburg family always was to expand their power to other areas - from America to Asia. They thus formed a great empire that lasted over one hundred years and during that time was a world power. In the 17 th century Spain lost several major wars, due to political and cultural matters. Charles II was the last Habsburg ruler, and after his death in 1700 the Spanish Succession war began. During the Habsburg period, through the marriage of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, the Iberian Peninsula became a state for the first time. Ferdinand II was the sole ruler of the Iberian Peninsula when he took over the reign of Isabella's baton daughter, who was called Joanna the Mad. Then he played a major role in the War of the League of Cambrai. When he died, the regime in Italy was taken over by France. The Habsburg period ended during the reign of Charles II, who is disabled and deformed, and thus was never taken seriously. The Battle of Rocroi was a turning point for the Spanish government and marked the end of the hundred-year rule over Spain by the Habsburg family.
Bourbon Spain
After the death of King Charles II of Spain, a new period began in Spain, where the family Habsburg monarchy no longer reigned. Spain had suffered several defeats against France and the Spanish economy was threatening to go bankrupt. The Habsburg family, however, felt shunned and refused to resign themselves to the decision, which led to the Spanish Succession war and several battles, including the Battle of Blenheim. In 1713 the Treaty of Utrecht was signed, in which France and Spain agreed to not to join together under a king and a large piece of land was purchased in Spain.
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