When Phillip II reigned, this was considered the Golden Age of the Spanish Empire.
Under King Phillip II of Spain, the empire entered into a period of such prosperity that it was dubbed the Golden Age.
This was due to several factors such as the fact that Spain ruled a colony in every single known continent to the Europeans at the time.
Another factor was that Spain conquered the Inca empire under Phillip II as well as the Philippines. These conquests brought a lot of gold and resources to the Spanish empire.
Phillip II was not only the king of Spain, but also of Portugal and Naples and Sicily. He was also the King of England thanks to his wife being the Queen and he held this title till she died.
All this influence and wealth led to Spain being said to have gone through a Golden Age.
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