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Period: 1562 to
Lope de Vega
Main poet and playwright of the Spanish golden century. He wrote more than 3,000 poems, twenty books and more than 100 plays. -
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Diego Velazquez
Main painter in the 17th century. He did more than 217 paintings. The most important paintings are portraits of the king Philip IV and his family, The spears or The Meninas, intended to decorate the royal mansions. -
W. Shakespeare and M. de Cervantes die
Two of the main authors in history die, which is why Book Day is celebrated that day. -
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The Thirty Years' War
It was a war fought in central europe, in which more of the main european countries intervened. More than 8 million victims as a result of military battles, as well as famine and disease caused by the conflict. -
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Luis XIV King of France
Absolutist king of France. During his reign the balance of power on the European continent moved from imperial Spain to the kingdom of France. -
Execution of Charles I, king of the United Kingdom
Absolutism of king Charles I leads to the English Revolution. Oliver Cromwell defeats the king troops and takes the power. -
Force of gravity
Isaac Newton explain the force or gravity although its effects were known a lot of time before -
Charles II king of Spain die
He was the last king of the austrian dynasty. Then there was the War of Succession and Philip V, a member of Bourbon Family, became king of Spain.