>>508494051Delusional.
You haven't got a fucking clue what you're talking about. Spain wasn't even as wealthy per capita as England at the height of the Spanish Empire before England barely started in exploration. Their empire was nothing more than a feifdom for the Hapsburgs to go out and get Gold and Silver. What did they develop? Almost nothing, while Britain transformed the world.
As our navy ships being smaller, they were smaller by design. 80%+ of naval technology today originates from Britain. The rest is French, American and Dutch. Even the Spanish Empire only got going using Portuguese caravels which were an ingenious way of navigating unchartered waters in the New World.
Comparing Spain to Britain is like comparing league 3 football team in Spain to Liverpool FC, the gulf in achievements, and quality is fucking so vast that it is a complete joke that you think you're even close.
Argentina was turned from a failing - literally failing farming community into a 1st world nation by British investment and engineering. Over 60% of Argentinas economy directly from British, and Brits even took all the financial loses too which preserved the Argentine middle class. Chiles ports and mining industry was founded by Brits -- there are still British trains in the Andes today.