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Spain's silver wealth enabled it to afford fleets for the 1571 Battle of Lepanto against the Ottomans.
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“Yes, we can afford fleets necessary to face off against the Ottomans at Lepanto in 1571,”Play from 1:01:19Report a misattribution
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