num_pages: 640
description: From the late-fifteenth to the mid-eighteenth century, Spain was the most extensive empire the world had seen, stretching from Naples and the Netherlands to the Philippines. This provocative work of history attributes Spain's rise to power to the collaboration of international business interests, including Italian financiers, German technicians, and Dutch traders. At the height of its power, the Spanish Empire was a global enterprise in which non-Spaniards -- Portuguese, Basque, Aztec, Genoese, Chinese, Flemish, West African, Incan, and Neapolitan -- played an essential role. Challenging, persuasive, and unique in its thesis, Henry Kamen's Empire explores Spain's complex impact on world history with admirable clarity and intelligence.
language: English
title: Empire: How Spain Became a World Power, 1492-1763
titlecomplete: Empire: How Spain Became a World Power, 1492-1763
characters: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, Philip II of Spain, Bartolomé de las Casas, Christopher Columbus, Hernán Cortés, Ferdinand II of Aragon, Philip V of Spain, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Philip IV of Spain, Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquis of the Balbases
genres: European History, 17th Century, Nonfiction, Spanish History, World History, 18th Century, Military History, 16th Century, History, Spain
ratings_count: 300
publisher: Harper Perennial