A calque of "Vlaams" as a reference to the language of the Low Countries was also in use in Spain. In the 16th century, when Spain inherited the Habsburg Netherlands, the whole area of the Low Countries was indicated as "Flandes", and the inhabitants of "Flandes" were called "Flamencos". For example, the Eighty Years' War between the rebellious Dutch Republic and the Spanish Empire was called "Las guerras de Flandes" and the Spanish army that was based in the Low Countries was named the Army of Flanders ().