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The 110 pages that link to Spanish Empire, each with the reason it gives.

• Seven Years' WarRelated: Spain entered the war late and ceded Florida to Britain in the 1763 settlement.

• Charles V, Holy Roman EmperorRelated: The Spanish monarchy supplied Charles with American revenues and territories beyond the imperial lands.

• European colonization of the AmericasRelated: Spain built the earliest and largest European empire in the Americas.

• Duchy of MilanRelated: Spain governed Milan from 1535 until the War of the Spanish Succession.

• Age of SailRelated: Sailing routes connected its far-flung colonies and carried wealth to Spain.

• Republic of GenoaRelated: Genoese bankers financed Spanish rulers, linking the republic’s fortunes to imperial credit.

• SpainRelated: Imperial expansion made Spain a major world power and connected it to societies across the globe.

• HavanaRelated: Havana became a key port in the empire’s Atlantic trade and defense network.

• Grand AllianceRelated: The treaties divided its European possessions while leaving its overseas empire under Philip V.

• Cosimo I de’ MediciRelated: Cosimo secured his position through accommodation with the Habsburg power dominating Italy.

• Francisco de VitoriaRelated: The legal claims Vitoria examined concerned the Crown’s authority and conduct across its expanding empire.

• Twelve Years' TruceRelated: Spain negotiated the truce while retaining its claim to the rebellious provinces.

• Dominican Restoration WarRelated: Spain reincorporated the Dominican Republic as part of its imperial expansion.

• Treaty of ZaragozaRelated: The settlement limited Spain’s immediate claim to the Moluccas while leaving its Pacific ambitions intact.

• Andrea DoriaRelated: Doria’s fleet service supported Charles V’s Mediterranean strategy and imperial interests.

• Great Siege of MaltaRelated: Spanish power supplied the relief force that helped save Malta.

• Battle of PrevezaRelated: Spanish Habsburg forces supplied a major contingent to the Christian alliance.

• Francisco de MirandaRelated: Miranda sought to dismantle Spanish sovereignty in the Americas.

• Battle of RocroiRelated: Rocroi damaged the military prestige of one of Europe’s dominant powers without ending its empire.

• Spanish architectureRelated: Imperial wealth and overseas territories broadened Spanish architectural patronage and influence.

• Thomas CavendishRelated: Cavendish targeted Spanish ports and shipping during England’s conflict with Spain.

• Domestic canaryRelated: Spanish control of the Canary Islands helped bring the wild bird into European trade.

• Esteban de DorantesRelated: Spanish imperial expansion created the expeditions in which Esteban was compelled to serve.

• History of MadridRelated: Madrid became the administrative center of a monarchy whose territories spanned several continents.

• History of SardiniaRelated: Spanish monarchs governed Sardinia after inheriting Aragonese possessions in the early modern period.

• Murat Reis the ElderRelated: Spanish power was a principal rival in the western Mediterranean where corsairs operated.

• SpaniardsRelated: Imperial expansion created lasting ties, migrations, and mixed ancestries across continents.

• William H. PrescottRelated: Its expansion supplied the political setting and documentary record for Prescott’s conquest histories.