Under Habsburg rule , Spain controlled the Philippines in Asia .
Under Habsburg rule ( chiefly under Charles V and Philip II of Spain ) , Spain reached the zenith of its influence and power , controlling territory ranging from the Americas to the Philippines in Asia , the Low Countries ( which included territories now in France and Germany ) , to most of modern-day Italy in Europe , and from 1580 to 1640 Portugal , the Portuguese Empire and various other territories such as Malta in the Mediterranean basin and small enclaves like Ceuta and Oran in North Africa .
Habsburg Spain