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During the 16th and 17th centuries a series of religious wars raged throughout Europe. In the fight to gain religious tolerance it created a split between the Catholics and the Protestants. The Dutch Revolt in the Spanish Netherlands was part of the series of religious wars in Europe. For ten years, a civil war raged in the Netherlands between the Catholics and the Protestants. Religion and politics were at the center of this revolt. Calvinism was spreading rapidly and became popular among the lower

Calvinism had a huge impact on French society this was for many reasons, it marked the first split in the French Catholic church, a threat to the established source of authority and was a potential cause for one of the most devastating Wars in history. The Wars of Religion (1562-1598) ravaged France for half a century plunging the country into further debt, religious divisions increasing to unparalleled levels and mass bloodshed occurring. These troubles were only resolved by Henri IV conceding

St. Francis Xavier was born in Navarre on the 7th of April in 15 06. He died off the China coast on December 2nd 1552. His feast day is on December 3rd. he lived in the castle of Xavier in Navarre during his childhood. After he completed his schooling in Spain, he moved to Paris, where he went to college at college de Saint-barbe. While he was there he met St. Ignatius Loyola who was trying to get people to join the society of Jesus. At first St. Francis Xavier ridiculed him but after his roommate

Origin of the empire In 1504, Queen Isabella died, King Ferdinand ruled Isabella’s side of Spain with their eldest surviving child Joanna of Castile, who also known as “The mad”. In 1516, Ferdinand’s death led to a new chapter of Spain, Joanna and Phillip I’s son Charles ruled the Spanish empire and created the Holy Roman Empire. In 1556, he stepped down and passed the Holy Roman Empire to his brother, Ferdinand. The Spanish empire to his only surviving son Phillip II who after a succession crisis

capital from Oviedo to León. Under this new Kingdom of León, Ordoño II expanded east from Castilla into La Rioja, broadening the kingdom’s boundaries. Over the next century, the Kingdom of León prospered, but it was short-lived. In 1030, Sancho III of Navarre invaded León, leaving Vermudo III with only Galicia. This sudden and massive loss of land would only last five years until Sancho’s death, but after that a far worse fate was in store. Following the creation of the Kingdom of Castilla in 1035, the

how one level influences another and so this same assumptions can be observed in structural model (Rosenblatt, 1994). In structural model the family is looked at as being embedded within wider social systems which serve as transactional patterns (Navarre, 1998). Each family member can be characterized in more than one subsystem for a permanent or short period of time. The roles of each member will be defined based on the subsystem they are in. Family members are categorized by different subsystems

fourteenth and fifteenth centuries in western Europe, the power of monarchies grew by their own means. The monarchy of Spain, under Ferdinand and Isabella, grew their royal power considerably by conquering the neighboring regions of Moors, Naples, and Navarre among others, exercised their power by the Inquisition, and expanded their empire across the Atlantic Ocean to Mexico and Peru. In difference, King Henry VII in England unified the royal government through marriage and consolidated the power of the

Fermin is a week-long historically rooted celebration. The celebration starts at noon on the 6th of July, and continues until July 14th at midnight. This festival is locally known as Sanfermines and is held in honor of Saint Fermin, the co-patron of Navarre. There are many things that happen during San Fermin from singing and dancing to running with the bull and bull fights. San Fermin has become the most internationally renowned fiesta in Spain. The festival of San Fermin consists of many parties.

Calvinism is a movement within orthodox Protestantism associated with the Reformer John Calvin that emphasizes the rule of God over all things. The concept of Calvinism began not with John Calvin (as it is commonly mistaken) but rather with a Reformer in Switzerland named Ulrich/Huldrych Zwingli. Zurich was well-known for urging the reformation of the Catholic Church, criticising the use of images in worship and generally attempting to spread the Reformation. Some parts of the country conformed to

Pamplona- The Battle of Pamplona was a struggle between French-backed Navarrese troops and Spanish troops, occurring during the Spanish conquest of Navarre. In 1512, most Navarrese towns consented to be under French rule. Before an agreement could be signed however, King Ferdinand of Spain seized the capital, Pamplona, fortifying its walls, and claimed all of Navarre for Spain. Later on, in 1521, Francis I, King of France reconquered Pamplona, with their victory short-lived as Spain would reconquer the province