5.-THE MODERN AGE IN SPAIN

5.1.-End of the 15th century.

5.1.1- THE CATHOLIC KINGS

ISABEL AND FERNANDO.

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- They were intolerant toward other

religions, and persecuted Jews and

Muslims.

- They conquered new territories,

-the Canary Islands (1496) and

Melilla (1497).

- They gave money to Columbus for

the journey in which he discovered

America.

5.1.2-THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA

During the 15th and 16th

centuries, many geographic

discoveries took place.

In 1492, Christopher

Columbus started a journey

to the East Indies, with money

from the Catholic Kings.

He had three ships.

During that journey, Columbus

discovered America.Niña Santa María

Pinta

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DISCOVERERS IN THE

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WHAT DID THEY DISCOVER?

Francisco

Pizarro

discovered Peru

in 1531

Hernán Cortés

discovered Mexico

in 1520

Magellan's expedition of 1519–1522 completed the

first of the Earth

Ferdinand Magellan

was Portuguese.

He was killed in

the Phillipines.

Circumnavegation

Juan Sebastían Elcano

continued Magellan´s

expedition

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CIRCUMNAVIGATION

5.2.- THE 16TH CENTURY.

Philip the Handsome and Joanna the Mad

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Spain became the centre of an enormous,

international empire. The empire included

territories in Europe, Asia, Africa and

America.

5.2.1- THE SPANISH EMPIRE

The dynasty of Habsburgs began

with Charles I,

the grandson of the Catholic

Kings.

Charles was the eldest son

of Philip the handsome

and Joanna the Mad.

5.2.2- THE HABSBURGS:

CARLOS I & FELIPE II

The first members of the

Habsburg Dynasty were

Charles I and Philip II, his son.

They ruled during the 16th

century and dominated

Europe.

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BOTH KINGS.

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Isabella of Portugal(his cousin)

PHILIP II

He did notspeak Spanish when he came.

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Four wifes(MARY I Queen of England)

PHILIP III

He was called the Prudent.El escorial

Santa

Teresa de

Jesús

At the beginning of

the 16th century, the

most important

painter in Spain was

El Greco.

El

Greco

In Spanish literature,

the most important

writers were Santa

Teresa de Jesús and

Garcilaso de la Vega.

Garcilaso

De la Vega

-This century was a period of social

and economic crisis. Spain was no

longer a the most powerful country

In Europe.

-The population declined because of

plague epidemics, bad harvest, the

Expulsion of Moors and many wars.

5.3- THE 17th Century.

5.3.1- The Crisis

-Commercial activity declined

because of the decrease in

population and lack of money.

The next Habsburg Kings were Philip

III, Philip IV and Charles II. They had

many problems because there was

an economic crisis in Europe.

PHILIP IV CHARLES IIPHILIP III

5.3.2- THE HABSBURGS

5.3.2- The Hasburgs:

Phillip III, Phillip IV and

Charles II.

They had many

problems because

there was an economic

crisis in Europe.

5.3.2- The Hasburgs: Phillip III,

Phillip IV and Charles II.

King Philip III of Spain.

He was called “ The Pious” . He was a very

religous person.

He expulsed the Moriscos and he was also the

King of Portugal.

King Philip IV of Spain.

He was called “The Great” or “The Planet King”. He reigned for

44 years .

He let the goverment to count duke of Olivares.

CHARLES II

He was called “ the

Bewitched”.

He had physical, intellectual, and emotional disabilities.

He was not able to have descendants.

5.3.2- The Hasburgs: Phillip III,

Phillip IV and Charles II.

5.3.-THE 17TH CENTURY.

MODERN AGE

17TH & 18TH

CENTURIES

5.3.3- THE GOLDEN AGE

Despite the Crisis this was an important

period for literature and art.

In Spanish art there were

great painters, like Ribera,

Murillo,Zurbarán and

especially Velazquez.

Murillo Velázquez

ZurbaránLa InmaculadaConcepción

La InmaculadaConcepción

Las Meninas

In Spanish literature, the

greatest writers were

Quevedo, Góngora,

Lope de Vega, Calderón

de la Barca and Miguel

de Cervantes.

GóngoraLope de Vega

Calderón de la Barca

Miguel de Cervantes

Don Quijote de la Mancha

Fuenteovejuna

Fábula de Polifemo

y Galatea

La Vida es sueño

1.CERVANTES 2.QUEVEDO

3.LOPE DE VEGA

4.VELÁZQUEZ

5.MURILLO

6.ZURBARÁN

WRITERS & PAINTERS

5.4.- THE 18TH CENTURY.5.4.1- THE REFORMS

Agicultural production improved,

because large territories were cultivated.

They cultivated corn and potatoes

from America.

Industry developed: textiles, porcelain,

glass…

Trade with America increased and

many new companies were formed.

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When King Charles II died in 1700, the War of Succession began, todecide who would bethe new king. As a result, Spain lostpower in Europe, and a new dynasty replacedthe Habsburgs: the

Bourbon Dinasty.

5.4.2- THE BOURBON DINASTY

5.4.2- THE BOURBONS: Philip V, Ferdinand VI, Charles IIIand Charles IV

Charles III was king during the

Enlightenment, and he started many new

plans to modernise Spain. He was known as

the best major of Madrid.

The first Bourbon king was Philip V,He was grandson of Louis XIV of France

Ferdinand VI was called the Learnt and worked for the peace.

Charles IV left the power to his wifeMary Louise and Prime Minister Godoy

During the 18th century, another

world-famous painter from Spain

was Francisco de

Goya.