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I will say this AGAIN, it says the Spanish empire meet the criteria to be called a superpower if the term existed back then, which it did not. The term ""Superpower"" was coined after WWII to refer to the U.S., Soviet Union, and the U.K., not past superpowers. The Great powers page talks about past superpowers and it would be much better suited there that way the same thing is not talked about in the same articles. And what is with you with the Spanish Empire? The French Empire at it's height was just as powerful as the Spanish empire so why isn't it listed? It meet all of the criteria for being a ""Superpower"" but it is not here because there are too many former superpowers and listing just a select few is POV, that is why the Great powers page exists, to talk about past and present Great powers/""Superpowers"". The Spanish empire is not listed on the great powers page so why don't you add it instead of trying to add it to this page where it does not belong? Also just because you find a source for something it doesn't mean that it is  encyclopedic. Just because something says ""If the term existed back them"" doesn't mean that it belongs here. User:Daniel_Chiswick 16 April, 2007."