Spanish Empire
The Golden Age of Spain
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ignati
The 16th and 17th centuries are known as The Golden Age of Spain because it was during this period that the Spanish Empire rose to its greatest heights of conquest.
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morri
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The search for gold that spurred Spanish expansion provided little return, but by the late 1500s Spain was turning a neat profit on silver mined in Mexico.
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