Completar frases The Spanish EmpireVersión en línea With this activity you will review all the concepts you have learnt during the lesson por Javier Ramos Sancha 1 1516 Spain Netherlands America Europe Netherlands 1557 increased territories Iberian poorer 1556 Catholic 1570 II Africa Turks Italy In , Charles I became king of . He ruled over a great empire , which included the Monarchs' , the and other lands in Central . In , Philip became King of Spain . His enormous empire included the Peninsula , the and territories in southern , , Asia and . Philip II was involved in many wars . The army won against France in , and the at the Battle of Lepanto in . Wars were very expensive . The population became because prices .