17th Century

The Prayer That Bankrupted Spain

A single nun's mystical visions convinced the most powerful king in Europe to drain his treasury for a war that would never come.

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Spanish Empire17th CenturyReligious InfluenceHabsburg SpainMysticismEconomic CrisisNew SpainPhilip IVReligious VisionsImperial Decline

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