MSP 4311 History of Habsburg Spain: The Golden Age
Spanish history in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Emphasis on the Greater Habsburgs of the Renaissance, Emperor Charles V and Philip II. Topics include imperial expansion in the New World, defense of Christendom against Islam, Spain’s participation in religious conflicts and national rivalries throughout Europe, cultural achievements during the Siglo de Oro, political and economic decline under the Lesser Habsburgs of the seventeenth century and the national sense of purpose inherited from the Reconquest.