The birthplace of the European renaissance is backward and too religious because they didn't colonize enough places.
Also wasn't Spain a unified empire while "italy" was a collection of independent city states and fiefdoms at the time? Like of course a collection of small local powers weren't investing in armadas.
The birthplace of the European renaissance is backward and too religious because they didn't colonize enough places.
Also wasn't Spain a unified empire while "italy" was a collection of independent city states and fiefdoms at the time? Like of course a collection of small local powers weren't investing in armadas.