@hispania.defence: Spain was one of the leading forces of the Counter-Reformation, the Catholic response to the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. Under rulers such as Charles V and Philip II, Spain defended Catholicism by supporting the reforms of the Council of Trent, strengthening the Spanish Inquisition to suppress Protestant ideas, promoting religious education through groups like the Society of Jesus, and fighting Protestant states in Europe through diplomacy and warfare. Spain saw itself as the protector of Catholic Christianity and worked to prevent Protestantism from spreading within its territories while helping the Catholic Church regain influence across Europe. #fyp #viral #España #Spain #edit #spanishempire #christisking #catholicism #catolico #christianity #historia