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Description:

They found oceans of gold — and still went broke.
In the 1500s, Spain became the richest empire in the world, flooding Europe with gold and silver from the New World. But behind the glitter came collapse: inflation, debt, and decline.

This documentary explores how Spain’s obsession with treasure destroyed its own economy — and what it teaches us about money, greed, and modern inflation.

🌍 Chapters:
00:00 Intro — The Curse of Too Much Gold
00:31 The Discovery of Wealth
01:08 The Gold Fever
01:52 The Price Revolution
02:27 The Collapse of Industry
03:01 The Debt Empire
03:32 The Fall of an Empire
04:05 Modern Lessons
04:37 Outro

💡 What You’ll Learn:

How Spain’s endless gold imports caused Europe’s first inflation crisis

Why true wealth isn’t measured in treasure

The economic parallels between 16th-century Spain and today’s global economy

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