How did SPAIN take over HALF the WORLD? | History Documentary

Описание: What if the language you speak, the food you eat, and even the money in your pocket were all shaped by an empire that once spanned the globe?

For over 500 years, the Spanish Empire shaped cultures, economies, and societies across continents. From the unifying marriage of Isabella and Ferdinand to Columbus’s voyages, the conquests of the Aztecs and Incas, and the rise of global trade, Spain’s influence was unstoppable—until it wasn’t.

This documentary explores the empire’s meteoric rise, its brutal conquests, and the internal struggles that led to its collapse. How did Spain become a global superpower, and what ultimately brought it down?

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:43 The Marriage That Created Spain (1469)
03:39 The Reconquista and the Fall of Granada (1492)
07:53 The Expulsion of Jews and Muslims (1492 & 1502)
12:50 Christopher Columbus and the "Discovery" of the New World (1492–1504)
17:44 The Spanish Conquest of the Caribbean (1493–1510)
21:42 Hernán Cortés and the Fall of the Aztec Empire (1519–1521)
27:19 The Conquest of the Inca Empire (1532–1533)
32:10 The Creation of the Viceroyalties (1535–1542)
36:59 The Birth of the Manila Galleons (1565–1815)
40:43 The Destruction of the Mayan Kingdoms (1524–1697)
45:20 Charles V: The Emperor of Two Worlds (1516–1556)
49:58 The Rise of the Spanish Armada (1588)
54:55 The Eighty Years’ War: The Dutch Revolt (1568–1648)
01:00:28 The Spanish Habsburgs and the Cost of Constant War (1600–1700)
01:05:04 The Economy of Plunder: Gold and Silver from the Americas (1500s–1600s)
01:09:52 The Spanish Inquisition: Fear and Control (1478–1834)
01:14:06 The Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659): Spain’s European Decline Begins
01:17:57 The War of Spanish Succession (1701–1714)
01:22:47 The Bourbon Reforms: A Last Attempt to Save the Empire (1700s)
01:27:38 The British Seizure of Havana and Manila (1762–1763)
01:32:43 The Latin American Wars of Independence (1808–1833)
01:37:56 The Loss of the Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico (1898)
01:43:35 The Legacy of the Spanish Empire in the Modern World
01:48:02 Outro