economy+and+trade

** Economy and Trades **

The Spanish Empire was one of the first truly global empires. Castilian conquistadors toppled the Aztec and Inca civilizations and laid claim to vast stretches of land in North and South America. For a time, the Spanish Empire dominated the oceans with its experienced navy and ruled the battlefield with its fearsome and well trained infantry, the famous tercios. Spain enjoyed a cultural golden age in the 17th century.

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