NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Pax Hispanica

The Pax Hispanica refers to a period of time of twenty-three years (1598-1621), when Spain achieved European stability after conflicts with France, England and the Dutch United Provinces, coinciding with Spanish supremacy in Europe. Events January 7 - Boris Godunov seizes the throne of Russia following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar Feodor I. April 13 - Edict of Nantes - Henry IV of France grants French Huguenots equal rights with Catholics. ... 1621 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 kmÂ² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2006 est. ... Map of Dutch Republic by Joannes Janssonius United Netherlands redirects here. ...

Spain, the global superpower nation of that time, had many conflicts with the Dutch since Philip II because of Catholicism which many Dutch people did not accept. In 1579 they founded the Utrecht Union, after the reconquest of many territories in the Dutch provinces by Alejandro Farnesio with English support (The Utrecht Union). After getting Ostende by Spinola, the Dutch continued their rebellion, finally achieving the independence of part of the Dutch country from Philip III. After this, Spain held the peace in Europe for nine more years, when the Twelve Year's Truce ended. Philip II of Spain. ... Events January 6 - The Union of Atrecht united the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma, governor in the name of king Philip II of Spain. ... The Union of Utrecht (Dutch: Unie van Utrecht) is a treaty signed on January 23, 1579 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, unifying the northern provinces of the Netherlands, until then under control of Spain. ... Ambrosio Spinola Doria, marquÃ©s de los Balbases (1569 - September 25, 1630), Spanish general, was born in Genoa. ... Philip III of Spain Philip III (Spanish: Felipe III) (April 14, 1578 â€“ March 31, 1621) was the king of Spain and Portugal (as Philip II Portuguese: Filipe II), from 1598 until his death. ...

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Categories: Spanish history stubs | Latin political phrases Pax Britannica (Latin for the British Peace, modelled after Pax Romana) refers to a period of British imperialism after the Battle of Waterloo, which led to a period of overseas British expansionism. ... Pax Europeana, Latin for the European peace, is the long period of relative peace experienced by Northern and Western Europe (including Greece) in the period following World War II. After the Cold War this peace can be considered to be extended to most (but not all) of Central and Eastern... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Roman Empire at its greatest extent with the conquests of Trajan Pax Romana (27 BCE-180 CE), Latin for the Roman peace, is the long period of relative peace experienced by the Roman Empire. ... The Pax Mongolica or Mongol Peace is a phrase coined by Western scholars to describe the effect of the conquest of the Mongol Empire on the social, cultural and economic life of the inhabitants in the 13th and 14th centuries. ... Pax Ottomana, the Ottoman Peace is a phrase used to describe the relative stability attained on the lands taken over by the Ottoman Empire. ... Pax Americana (Latin: American Peace) is the period of relative peace in the Western world since the end of World War II in 1945, coinciding with the dominant military and economic position of the United States. ...

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