Download or read book The Rise and Fall of the Spanish Empire written by William Maltby and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2008-11-24 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At its peak the Spanish empire stretched from Italy and the Netherlands to Peru and the Philippines. Its influence remains very significant to the history of Europe and the Americas. Maltby provides a concise and readable history of the empire's dramatic rise and fall, with special emphasis on the economy, institutions and intellectual movements.