Polycentric monarchies : how did early modern Spain and Portugal achieve and maintain a global hegemony? / edited by Pedro Cardim [and others].

Having succeeded in establishing themselves in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, in the early 16th century Spain and Portugal became the first imperial powers on a worldwide scale. Between 1580 and 1640, when these two entities were united, they achieved an almost global hegemony, constituting...

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