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What was the Spanish Netherlands also historically known as in Spanish?
Flandes
Nederland
Belgica
Holanda
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The Spanish Netherlands was historically known as "Flandes" in Spanish. The term "Flanders" was used as a pars pro toto, meaning a part (Flanders) representing the whole (Spanish Netherlands).
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