Camino Español
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Camino Español is the Spanish name for the historic "Spanish Road," a military and supply route used by the Spanish Empire in the 16th and 17th centuries to connect its territories in Italy and the Low Countries.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish Road
ⓘ
historical route ⓘ military supply route ⓘ |
| avoids | French territory ⓘ |
| conflictContext |
Eighty Years' War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ French Wars of Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Duchy of Milan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian territories of the Spanish Empire ⓘ Low Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Habsburg Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| declineReason |
changing alliances and territorial control in Europe
ⓘ
rise of French power ⓘ shift toward maritime supply routes ⓘ |
| endPoint | Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Spanish Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Modern period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale movement of Spanish tercios
ⓘ
role in sustaining Spanish military power in Northern Europe ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Duchy of Milan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Duchy of Savoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Franche-Comté NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Western Europe ⓘ |
| startPoint | Duchy of Milan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose |
bypass hostile or rival powers
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maintain land link between Spain and the Low Countries ⓘ |
| usedBy | Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
communication between territories
ⓘ
military logistics ⓘ transport of supplies ⓘ troop movements ⓘ |
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