Plagued by corruption and incompetence, and drained of manpower and ships by such adventurism as the dispatch of the ill-fated Armada against England in 1588, Spain was unable to defend her expansive interests.
Spain's downfall was partially to blame on corruption and incompetence.
The Spanish Armada defeated the English navy in 1588.
The boy has something in his hands.
A white cat jumps over a stick
Will you breed a litter next year?
The narrator disagrees with Poirot.
Both of my parents have been in good health. Why do you ask?
the men are running