The Spanish Empire

Question 1

How did Spain unite in late 1400s

Answer 1

Isabelle of Castile marries Ferdinand of Aragon

Question 2

Why did Spanish regions unite?

Answer 2

To “Reconquista” against the Muslims who had been occupying Spain for hundreds of years

Question 3

What happened in 1496 that created the Spanish Empire?

Answer 3

Juana (daughter of Spanish rulers) married Prince Philip I Habsburg

Question 4

Philip and Joana’s kingdom

Answer 4

they ruled Spain and Naples, but they never ruled the HRE, since Philip’s father Maximilian I outlived them

Question 5

Who was the son of Philip and Joana?

Answer 5

Charles V (r. 1518-1556)

Question 6

What all did Charles V rule?

Answer 6

HRE and Spain–parents
Burgundy–grandmother (Mary)
Naples from Spain
Spanish Conquistador lands

Question 7

Why did Charles V die so early?

Answer 7

he had health issues from intermarriage–gout, jaw, epilepsy

Question 8

What lands did the Conquistadors capture and how?

Answer 8

Aztec–1517-1521 Cortez
Inca–1530-72 Francisco Pizarro (cousin of Cortez)
used advanced weapons and horses, native allies, and diseases

Question 9

Spanish War in 16th Century

Answer 9

Anglo-Spanish War–1585-1604
Elizabeth I fearing impending invasion
Spanish Armada 1588 and English Armada in 1589 failed–stalemate