... the fact he nominally controlled these lands. However, the English, who were currently under the Protestant rule of Queen Elizabeth, were aiding the Protestants in the Netherlands which forced a larger scaled rebellion. This event did not bode well with the Catholic king of Spain whom "despised the ... Armada forces Spain to become undoubtedly weaker and fragile. Ultimately, Spain's loss causes them to lose the rankings as a top commanding naval power and advocates for a new dominant naval powers to emerge in the 17th century. This allowed the Dutch, the British, and the French to now be...

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