Spain was the weakest and least successful of these three countries, but still showed effort. Philip II was king of Spain in 1550; but had religious problems with his country. He was concerned about the loyalty of the Marranos and the Moriscos, a large religious minority. He was right and in 1569 the Moriscos revolted, but they were crushed just as fast as they started. Philip had problems with England, so around the 1570's he sent out the Spanish Armada. The Spanish Armada was an attempted missi

on to attack England. Unfortunately for Spain, England had longer range cannons and faster maneuvering ships. Spain was running out of ammo and water so they retreated to the North Sea, where their ships sank and many men died. After Philip II many incompetant nobles ruled including Charles II. Charles II was physically and mentally weak, and no one expected him to last long. Charles had no heirs to the throne, so European monarchs plotted to take control of the succession to the Spanish throne. Although Spain did not succeed in their goal, they still kept their country intact.

These three countries were all successful in their goal. They struggled through war and showed effort to their people. These countries now are very rich and powerful because of this era, the 1500's - 1700's. Although many tried, they were not strong enough, nor smart enough to become abosolute, many failed and some are still trying to become more powerful.

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