Prove that the national liberation movement in the Netherlands contributed to the transformation

Prove that the national liberation movement in the Netherlands contributed to the transformation of the newly created state into the most developed country in Europe.

The Netherlands achieved independence in 1581, but it was legally recognized in 1648.

This happened as a result of the first bourgeois revolution in world history, the Netherlands achieved independence from Spain, which in 1595 was declared bankrupt due to costly wars and the loss of rich provinces.

Soon after the revolution, the Netherlands, in a short time at the turn of the XVI-XVII centuries, created a regular army, which was advanced for that time (about 30 thousand people in a small territory), a strong fleet, including a merchant fleet, which sailed all the way to the shores of Japan and to the shores of the Northern America (1625 founded New Amsterdam, which is now New York).

For the first half of the 17th century, the country had an advanced European economy free of feudal remnants (as in Spain, for example), as well as a culture, for example, painting.