Legacy
- The city of Charleroi in Belgium was named after him. It was founded in 1666 during his reign as count of Namur or generally sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands.
- Admiral Francisco Lazeano named the Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean after him in 1686.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Read more about this topic: Charles II Of Spain
Famous quotes containing the word legacy:
“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)