Catholic Reformation

- It was the effort to reform the Catholic Church
- Lasted from the 1500s to 1600s
- Spain's rulers were a great part of the Catholic Reformation, they had been trying to make Catholicism the only religion in their kingdoms for hundred of years
- In many areas of Spain, Christians, Muslims, and Jews worked together to help the kingdom prosper
- Made important advancements in art, literature, philosophy, mathematics, and science
-this was known as the Golden Age