| A | B |
| Juana la Loca | daughter of Fernando & Isabel; was locked in a windowless cell for most of her life |
| Tomás de Torquemada | the first Inquisitor-General of the Spanish Inquisition |
| Carlos V | the title that this Carlos received after being elected leader of the Holy Roman Empire |
| Carlos II | nicknamed "El Hechizado" for deformities; last ruler of the Spanish Hapsburgs |
| Carlos I | grandson of Fernando and Isabel; ruler of Spain & Germany; problems with Protestants |
| Felipe II | excommunicated by the Pope but was reinstated; invaded Portugal; controlled the Armada |
| Carlos III | one of the best & most intelligent Borbón kings; had already ruled Naples for 44 years |
| Felipe V | grandson of French Louis XIV; his right to the throne caused the War of Succession |
| El Siglo de Oro | 1550-1650 when Spain was at its cultural height |
| Habsburg | Austrian dynasty to which Carlos II belonged |
| La Guerra de Sucesión | 1701-1714: fights over who was the legitimate ruler of Spain |
| Borbón | dynasty that linked Spain with France |
| Conferencia de Augsburg | 1555: recognized the rights of Protestants |
| La Inquisición | religious movement to expel all non-Christians from Spain in hope of unity |
| La Gran Armada | name of the famous fleet of Spanish ships |
| Tratado de Utrecht | 1713 - stated that France & Spain could never again be united under one ruler |