The Rise and Fall of the Spanish Empire

This book offers a concise history of the rise, organization and fall of the Spanish Empire.It provides a concise and readable history of the Spanish Empire. It is very broad in its coverage, spanning the medieval background to the aftermath of empire. It will be of interest to a broad range of students interested in European and Colonial American history.At its peak the Spanish empire stretched from Italy and the Netherlands to Peru and the Philippines. Its influence remains very significant to the history of Europe and the Americas. Maltby provides a concise and readable history of the empire's dramatic rise and fall, with special emphasis on the economy, institutions and intellectual movements.