Presentation

1. Unit
10
The
Spanish
Empire

2. Who
was
Charles
V?

4. The
Revolt
of
the
Comuneros

5. Castle
of
the
Comuneros,
Torrelobatón,
Valladolid

6. The
Revolt
of
the
Comuneros
The
leaders
of
the
revolts
were
executed
Padilla,
Bravo
and
Maldonado
a>er
the
defeated
by
the
King’s
army
at
the
baCle
of
Villalar
María
Pacheco

7. Charles
V
paid
more
aCenFon
to
CasFle
and
also
spent
more
Fme
there.

8. He
got
married
and
raised
his
son,
Philip
II,
at
the
Spanish
court

9. Philip II 1556-1598
Charles
V
Isabella
of
Portugal

10.
Ac;vi;es
1
Answer
these
ques;ons
a)
Which
territories
did
Charles
V
inherit
as
King?
b)
What
were
CasFlian
ciFes
and
CasFlian
nobles
angry
about?
c)
Where
did
the
revolt
start?
d)
What
happened
to
the
leaders
of
the
rebellion?

11. The
empire
of
Charles
V
was
made
up
of
many
different
territories,
with
their
own
laws
and
insFtuFons

12. Complete
these
sentences
with
words
from
the
text
The
court
did
not
stay
in
one
place;
it
was
__________
The
King
appointed
a
_________in
each
territory
to
act
in
his
name.

13. Problems
in
the
empire
France
The
Otoman
Turks
German
protestant
princess

14. Charles
V
divided
his
possessions
Answer
these
ques;ons
What
was
Charles
V’s
main
objecFve
in
Europe?
Was
he
successful?
Why?
/
Why
not?
AbdicaFon
ceremony
in
Brussels

15. The
empire
of
Philip
II
was
the
most
powerful
of
the
Fme.
The
Hispanic
Monarchy
of
Philip
II

16. The
Royal
Palace
was
built
on
the
site
of
the
old
Alcázar
in
Madrid.

17. Read
the
sentences.
What
do
they
refer
to?
1.
Philip
II’s
mother
was
this
naFonality.
2.
Portugal
had
possessions
in
these
countries.
3.
This
was
the
place
where
Philip
II
established
his
court.
4.
This
was
the
name
given
to
Philip
II’s
monarchy.
5.
These
were
Philip
II’s
policies.

19. RecreaFon
of
the
BaCle
of
Lepanto
Cervantes
lose
his
le>
hand
at
the
baCle
of
Lepanto
He
wrote
“Don
Quijote”

20. Look
at
the
map
Which
territories
did
Philip
II
inherit?
Which
new
territories
did
he
add?

21. All
these
wars
were
so
costly
that
they
ruined
the
economy,
and
Philip
II
was
forced
to
declare
bankruptcy
several

22. People
used
to
say
that
the
sun
never
set
over
Philip’s
II
empire?
What
did
they
mean?

23. XVII
Century
:
crisis
In
Spain
Philip
II
Philip
III
Philip
IV
Charles
II

24. The
Moriscos
were
expelled
from
Spain
in
1609
Equestrian
portrait
of
the
Duke
of
Lerma,
by
Rubens

28. The
reign
of
Charles
II
Beggar
boys
eaFng
grapes
and
melon,
by
Murillo
-­‐Charles
II
was
mentally
and
physycally
ill
and
could
not
ruled.
-­‐Charles
II
died
in
1700.
The
Spanish
throne
was
occupied
by
a
new
dynasty,
the
House
of
bourbon,
which
was
of
French
origin