":::Wait, where am I saying that there isn't a ""centralized regime""? ...? (And yes, Castille and Aragon etc were independent from each other) As you know in those times this monarchy was called ""Spanish"" as it had the same meaning as Hispanic or Iberian. But using the name (note this is just a name problem) ""Spanish Empire"" today, when we have a different concept of ""Spain"", causes confusion (the most positive effect that can happen). That's why there are now words like Iberian Union, that didn't exist at that time, but historians created them for some reason, and that's why the names Denmark-Norway and Kalmar Union exist too. Again, this is a name problem because the meaning of ""Spain"" today changed (although I say again the castillian and the portuguese empires were never together). That's why this article will not be stable (locked icon hello?), but OK, if you want keep it as it is now, I can shut up, I have much to do, all I said was wrong, this is an awful OR and I was wrong in the encyclopedia (I do not want this to be used as an argument after this, let's use just historical arguments in the discussion). I won't comment here your last post sentence by sentence but I can comment it in your user page if you want. Off the record, I'll just ask you some quick questions, and please note that these ones are not to be used in a possible future discussion about this issue:
Why isn't the Holy Roman Empire in the map?
Why does the Iberian Union name exist?
Is Portugal's exclusivity granted by Philip II of Spain the same as any other of ""this"" monarchy?
Are historians always right? (This remembers me a lot the Columbus' article)
What do historians today say about the use of the name Spain to the Habsburg monarchy in this time period 1580/1581-1640?
As I said before, history is a fact, what changes are interpretations about it. I know you respect me but please do not say things like ""you do not have clear the historical processes of the history of Spain"", I know I'm not an Euro History Teacher, but please don't do it. I'll be here if you'll ever need me.82.155.9.111  

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