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How can Madrid become the largest city in Europe during the 16th and 17th Century? Could the expansion of the Empire cause a population boom in Spain? Could the Spanish government minimize the spending for urban projects and not make large churches? Could investment be repatriated back to Spain? I'm talking about a city of 200,000 people and would be as bustling as Florence or Constantinople and would rival that of Rome.