Causes of the

Spanish Empires
Decline
By : Elena Narang

Factors that affects the

weakening of Spanish Empire
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Inflation and Taxes

Silver Bullion flood

Taxes were paid by the lower class preventing them from accumulating
enough wealth to start their own business causing them to never
developed

Population growth

Guilds

Expelling the Jews and the Moors

Spending on foreign products

The Dutch Revolt

Nobles did not have to pay taxes

Loans from Germany and Italy

Fight for Independence

Sluggish economy

Inflation and Taxes

Spanish Empire Decline

Spending on
foreign
products

Inflation and
Taxes

Silver Bullion
flood

Population
growth

Nobles did not

have to pay
taxes

Expelling the
Jews and the
Moors

Guilds

Taxes were paid by the lower

class preventing them from
accumulating enough wealth to
start their own business causing
them to never developed

Loans from
Germany and
Italy

The Dutch
Revolt
Product from
other
countries

Fight for
Independence

Sluggish
economy

Analysis
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The Spanish empire weakened due to many reasons.

The empire faced many difficulties for their economy
decline because of the decisions Phillips had made. He
was a person who is not open minded with other
religions rather than Catholicism, he made a decision to
drive out followers of other religion from Spain without
realizing that these people were the one actually
earning money. Phillip also increased the taxes of
Netherland which the Netherlands revolted and caused
him to lose power over them. From that, they fought
for independence.

Analysis
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Another reason was also because of buying product from

Spains enemies causing them to be richer since they do
not have in the supplies needed. Because of decision he
made and actions he took, he believed he could rule
over everything. Without realizing that all his decisions
was main cause why Spain was weakening and he was
not able to control his weakening empire.