COMENTARIO DE MAPA EN INGLÉS

 MAP OF THE IMPERIUM OF PHILLIP II (P.60)


WHAT? this is a map of the world that shows us the territories belonging to Hispanic Monarchy.

WHEN? During the reign of Charles I (V of Holy Roman Empire) (1516-1556) and his heir and son Phillip II (1556-1598).

WHERE? As we saw before it is a map of the world, but it points overall areas of Africa, America, Asia and Europe.

HOW: Coloured in orange we can apreciate posessions of Charles I (Castilla, Canarias, Aragon, and Mediterranean, Asian and American territories Netherlands and Holy Roman Empire; in purple of Phillip II (the same excepting Holy Roman Empire) adding new territories (in Central and South America, and territories like Portugal and its colonies in Africa, America and Asia) and in both colours the places in common.

CONTEXT:

HERE WE TALK ABOUT THE VAST IMPERIUM INHERITED BY CHARLES I FROM HIS PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS, AND AFTER WITH HIS ABDICATION, GIVING HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE TO HIS BROTHER FERDINAND (1556), HOW PHILLIP II INHERITED, AFTER THE DEATH OF THE LAST KING OF PORTUGAL THE CROWN OF THIS KINGDOM AND ITS COLONIES, BECAUSE HE WAS (BY HIS MOTHER ELIZABETH OF PORTUGAL) THE ONLY RELATIVE TO BE THE HEIR OF PORTUGUESE CROWN IN 1580.


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