In 1517, English merchants were given preferential merchant status-including the right to bear arms in the region, and were also brought under the watch of the Spanish Inquisition (which intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms).
In 1517, English merchants were given preferential merchant status-including the right to bear arms in the region, and were also brought under the watch of the Spanish Inquisition (which intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms).