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The Netherlands and England advanced economically relative to Spain and Portugal during this historical period.

Unresolved speaker · Si Sheppard – How did a few hundred Spanish soldiers topple two empires? · 1 Oct 2026

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“So those powers moved ahead while Spain and Portugal were left behind,”
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