Legacy
The Phillipines named themselves after Philip.
Under Philip II, Spain reached the highest point of its power. |
AccomplishmentsConquered Portugal and claimed its throne. For an absolute monarchy, Philip II has kept a good eputation among the Spanish people. Most Spanish people regard Philip II as their Solomon (an extraordinary wise man) or "the prudent king". Charles V surrendered to Philip and (the Netherlands and Belgium), the crowns of Castille, Aragon, and Sicily. Philip gave the Low Countries to his daughter. Philip II took over Portugal in 1580; Spain maintained Iberian wholeness from 1580 to 1640. "Joining the Holy League, the Spanish during Philip's reign inflicted a major defeat on the Turks at Lepanto in October 1571, ending Turkish rule over the Mediterranean." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Spain "The defense of the Catholic Church and the defeat of Protestantism was one of his most important goals."] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_II_of_Spain |