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Philip II
Son of Charles V
Inherited Spain, The Spanish Netherlands, and the American Colonies
Seized the Portuguese kingdom
Fierce defender of Catholicism (Reconquista, 1492)
Lived in a palace called, The Escorial
Absolute Monarch
Kings or queens who held all of the power within their states' boundaries
Divine Right
The idea that God created the monarchy and that the monarch acted as God's representative on Earth
The Escorial
A palace that reflected power and faith (contained a monatery)
El Greco
Painted with brilliant, sometimes clashing colors
Distorted the human fugure
Diego Velazquez
His paintings showed the pride of the Spanish monarchy
Miguel de Cervantes
Birth of the modern European novel