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After Charles V's abdication of his rule, the Hapsburg Empire was split into two parts. Phillip II received Spain and all of its possessions. One possession that Phillip II received was the tiny Spanish territory of the Netherlands.
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Jay Sen 10/31/02 AP Euro Essay test Question # 1 After Charles V's abdication of his rule, the Hapsburg Empire was split into two parts. Phillip II received Spain and all of its possessions. One possession that Phillip II received was the tiny Spanish territory of the Netherlands. The Netherlands may have been a small area region, in comparison to the mammoth proportions of Spain, but the Dutch proved to be industrious and effective people. Protestant ideas began to take root in the Netherlands, and these ideas spread very quickly. Phillip II of Spain, being as divinely Catholic as he was, seemed simply horrified that any nation in his empire would oppose him and his universal church. Although Phillip was angry at the fact that the Dutch were leaning towards Protestant faiths, he also realized how valuable the Netherlands truly could be. Unfortunately, Spain was in a dire economic and social situation of...
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