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.

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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
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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Spanish Road hasNameInLanguage Camino Español