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From its discovery and colonization of the New World to its involvement in countless wars of independence, Spain is one of the few countries which can claim such a lasting and encompassing global influence.Īt its height, the Spanish Empire counted holdings across the entirety of the world-from large chunks of North and South America and small pieces of Europe, to various cities in North Africa and the Entirety of the East Indies. At one time the first world Imperial power, Spain later had to survive devastating wars and centuries of political unrest. Spain's location on the Iberian Peninsula between North Africa and Europe has made it an important territory from prehistoric times to the present. 5.1.2 Establish the Spanish Inquisition.