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Historical Events
Events 1 - 100 of 695
0694-11-09 - Spanish King Egica accuses Jews of aiding Moslems/sentenced to slavery
0711-07-09 - Berbers under Tarik-ibn Ziyad occupies North Spain
0756-05-15 - Abd-al-Rahman I becomes emir of Cordova Spain
0939-08-06 - Battle at Simancas - Spain beats Moors
1212-06-20 - French & Spanish crusaders unite against the Almohaden at Toledo
1212-07-16 - Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa; end of Moslem power in Spain
1229-12-31 - James I of Aragon the Conqueror enters Medina Mayurqa (now known as Palma, Spain) thus consummating the Christian conquest of the island of Majorca.
1250-04-15 - Pope Innoncent III refuses Jews of Cordova Spain to build a synagogue
1340-11-28 - Battle of Salado Spain: last Moor invasion driven back
1355-05-07 - 1,200 Jews of Toledo Spain killed by Count Henry of Trastamara
1367-04-13 - Battle at Nájera Spain: Castile & England beat Aragon & France
1391-03-15 - Jew hating Monk in Seville Spain stirs up people to attack Jews
1391-06-04 - Mob led by Ferrand Martinez surounds & sets fire to Jewish quarter of Seville Spain, surviving Jews sold into slavery
1391-06-06 - Inhabitants of Seville Spain massacres 5,000 Jews
1429-01-10 - Order of Golden Fleece established in Austria-Hungary & Spain
1455-05-03 - Jews flee Spain
1461-08-10 - Alfonso ed Espina, bishop of Osma urges for an Inquistion in Spain
1483-10-17 - Tomas de Torquemada appointed inquisitor-general of Spain
1489-12-04 - Battle of Baza-Spanish army captures Baza from Moors
1491-11-25 - The siege of Granada, last Moorish stronghold in Spain, begins.
1492-01-02 - Spain recaptures Granada from the Moors (Granada Day)
1492-01-16 - The first grammar of a modern language, in the Spanish language, is presented to Queen Isabella.
1492-03-30 - King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella sign decree expelling Jews from Spain
1492-04-17 - Christopher Columbus signs contract with Spain to find Indies
1492-04-30 - Spain announces it will expels all Jews
1492-08-02 - Jews are expelled from Spain by King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella
1492-08-03 - All Jews are expelled from Spain
1492-08-03 - Columbus sets sail from Palos, Spain for the "Indies"
1492-10-28 - Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain
1492-11-15 - In La Guardia, Spain, 6 Jews & 5 Conversos are accused of ritual murder
1492-12-26 - 1st Spanish settlement La Navidad (modern Môle-Saint-Nicolas) in New World founded, by Columbus
1493-01-16 - Columbus leaves the new world and sets sail for Spain on his 1st trip
1493-01-19 - France cedes Roussillon & Cerdagne to Spain by treaty of Barcelona
1493-03-15 - Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his 1st New World voyage
1493-05-04 - Spanish Pope Alexander VI divides America between Spain & Portugal
1494-06-07 - Treaty of Tordesillas, Spain & Portugal divide America
1501-11-04 - Philip de Blank & Juana "la Loca" depart to Spain
1502-05-09 - Columbus left Spain on his 4th & final trip to New World
1503-01-20 - Casa Contratacion (Board of Trade) found (Spain) to deal with American affairs
1503-04-28 - Battle at Cerignalo: Spanish army under G Cordoba beats France
1503-10-30 - Queen Isabella of Spain bans violence against indians
1503-12-27 - Battle at Garigliano] Spanish army under G Cordoba beats France
1503-12-29 - Battle at Carigliano: Spanish army beats France
1504-03-31 - France & Spain signs ceasefire
1504-10-12 - Queen Isabella I of Spain signs her testament
1511-11-17 - England, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire sign anti-French covenant The Treaty of Westminster
1512-04-11 - Battle at Ravenna: France under Gaston de Foix beat Spanish Army
1512-12-27 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regards to native Indians in the New World.
1513-04-02 - Florida discovered, claimed for Spain by Ponce de Leon
1513-04-08 - Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain
1513-10-07 - Battle of La Motta: Spanish troops under Ramón de Cardona defeat the Venetians.
1516-08-13 - The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain is signed. Francis recognises Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles recognises Francis's claim to Milan.
1520-06-30 - Spanish conquerors under Cortes take gold from Aztecs
1521-04-22 - French king Francois I declares war on Spain
1521-08-13 - Spanish conquerors Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) from Aztecs
1521-11-19 - Battle at Milan: Emperor Karel V's/pontifical/Spanish/German troops beat France & occupy Milan
1522-02-07 - Treaty of Brussels: Habsburgers split into Spanish/Austrian Branches
1522-05-25 - Emperor Karel I returns to Spain
1522-09-06 - Magellen with Vittoria returns to Spain, after 1st round world trip
1522-09-08 - Spanish navigator Juan de Elcano returns to Spain, completes 1st circumnavigation of globe, expedition begins under Ferdinand Magellan
1524-10-26 - Spanish troops give Milan to France
1526-03-17 - French king Francois I freed from Spain
1526-03-26 - King Francois I returns Spanish captivity to France
1527-05-06 - Spanish & German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending Renaissance
1528-09-28 - Spanish fleet sinks in Florida hurricane; about 380 die
1528-11-06 - Shipwrecked Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca becomes the first known European to set foot in Texas.
1529-04-22 - Treaty of Saragosa: Spain & Portugal divide eastern hemisphere
1534-12-06 - Quito, Ecuador founded by Spanish
1538-07-25 - The City of Guayaquil is founded by the Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Orellana and given the name Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de Guayaquil.
1538-09-28 - Battle at Preveza: Turkish fleet under Barbarossa beats Spanish
1539-01-14 - Spain annexes Cuba.
1539-05-30 - Spanish explorer Fernando de Soto discovers Florida
1539-06-03 - Hernando De Soto claims Florida for Spain
1542-06-27 - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo claims California for Spain
1542-08-24 - Conquistador Francisco de Orellana returns to Spain
1542-11-22 - Spain delegates "New Laws" against slavery in America
1552-07-17 - Siena drives Spanish troops out of Verdun
1553-12-25 - Battle of Tucapel: Mapuche rebels under Lautaro defeats the Spanish conquistadors and exetutes the governor of Chile Pedro de Valdivia.
1555-04-17 - Siena surrenders for Spanish troops
1555-10-21 - English parliament refuses to recognize Philip of Spain as king
1556-01-16 - Emperor Karel appoints his son Philip II, king of Spain
1556-03-28 - Karel V's son Philip II crowned king of Spain
1556-09-13 - Charles V & Maria of Hungary march into Spain
1556-09-15 - Vlissingen ex-emperor Charles V returns to Spain
1556-10-17 - Ex-emperor Karel departs Netherland for Spain
1558-07-13 - Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul des Thermes at Gravelines.
1559-04-03 - Spain & France signs 2nd Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambrésis
1559-08-14 - Spanish explorer de Luna lands in Pensacola Bay,Fla
1559-08-22 - Spanish archbishop Bartholome de Carranza arrested as heretic
1559-09-19 - 5 Spanish ships sinks in storm off Tampa, about 600 die
1560-03-13 - Spanish fleet occupies Djerba, at Tripoli
1560-09-25 - Spanish king Philip II names Frederik Schenck of Toutenburg, 1st archbishop of Utrecht
1561-09-23 - King Philip II of Spain forbids Spanish settlements in Florida
1564-08-18 - Spanish king Philip II joins Council of Trente
1565-04-27 - 1st Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms
1566-12-01 - Spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva
1567-03-13 - Battle at Oosterweel: Spanish troops destroy Geuzenleger
1568-05-23 - Battle at Heiligerlee: Dutch rebels beat Spanish, 100s killed
1568-05-23 - The Netherlands declare their independence from Spain.
1568-07-10 - Battle on Eems: Dutch Water garrison beats Spanish
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 100 of 683
0039-11-03 - Lucan, Cordova Spain, Latin poet (Bellum Civile)
0994-11-07 - Muhammad ibn Hazm, historian/jurist/author of Islamic Spain
1350-01-23 - Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419)
1398-08-19 - Marqués de Santillana, Spanish poet (d. 1458)
1428-05-03 - Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495)
1431-01-01 - Alexander VI [Rodrigo Borgia], Spanish/Italian pope (1492-1503)
1451-04-22 - Isabella I, of Castile, Queen of Spain (1479-1504), patron of Columbus
1453-09-01 - Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general (d. 1515)
1458-07-15 - Juan Ponce de Leon, Spanish Explorer (d. 1521)
1460-04-08 - Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida
1478-07-22 - Philip I, (the Handsome), 1st Habsburg King of Spain (1504-06)
Spanish Princess/Wife of Henry VIII Catherine of Aragon (1485-12-16)
1485-12-16 - Catherine of Aragon, Madrid, Spanish princess/1st wife of Henry VIII, (d. 1536)
1491-12-24 - Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish founder of the Jesuit order (d. 1556)
1492-03-06 - Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer
1498-11-30 - Andrés de Urdaneta, Spanish Augustinian friar, sail-captain and explorer (d. 1568)
1500-02-24 - Carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor
1503-10-23 - Isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539)
1507-01-14 - Catherine of Habsburg, Infanta of Spain and queen of Portugal (d. 1578)
1507-10-29 - Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)
1510-10-28 - Francis Borgia, Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572)
1511-09-29 - Michael Servetus, Spain, physician (Christianism Rostituta)
1515-03-28 - Theresa of Avila/Teresa de Jesus, Spanish mystic writer/saint
1515-09-08 - Alfonso Salmeron, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar (d. 1585)
1519-04-13 - Catherine de' Medici, Italian born Queen consort to Henry II of France and later regent to her sons
1527-05-21 - Philip II, King of Spain (1556-98) & Portugal (1580-98)
1528-06-21 - Maria of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress (1603)
1534-04-07 - Jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary (Brazilian Tupi-Indians)
1535-06-24 - Joan of Spain, queen consort of Portugal (d. 1573)
1539-01-07 - Sebastian de Covarrubias Horozco, Spanish lexicographer
1542-06-24 - St. John of the Cross, Spanish Carmelite mystic, saint, priest and poet (d. 1591)
1543-10-23 - Juan de la Cueva, Spain, dramatist
1545-02-24 - Don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)
1545-07-08 - Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II
1547-02-24 - Jan of Austria, Spanish military man/land guardian of the Netherland
1547-04-13 - Elisabeth of Valois, daughter of King Henry II of France and 3rd wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)
Author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-09-29)
1547-09-29 - Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish author and novelist (Don Quixote), (d. 1616)
1548-01-05 - Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)
1549-11-01 - Anna of Austria, fourth wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1580)
1550-09-10 - Alonso de Guzmán El Bueno, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, Spanish Armada commander (d. 1615)
1558-11-06 - Thomas Kyd, English dramatist (Spanish Tragedy)
1561-07-11 - Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet (d. 1627)
1561-09-10 - Hernando Arias de Saavedra, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1634)
1562-11-25 - Lope Felix de Vega, Madrid Spain, dramatist/poet (Angelica, Arcadia)
1566-08-12 - Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands
1567-10-10 - Infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597)
1567-11-01 - Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (d. 1626)
1578-04-14 - Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621)
1579-08-01 - Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)
1580-09-14 - Francisco de Quevedo, Spanish writer (d. 1645)
1583-11-24 - Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, Spanish poet (d. 1641)
1586-12-29 - Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona
1587-01-06 - Gaspar de Guzman, Count of Olivares, Premier of Spain (1621-43)
1587-12-25 - Margarita of Austria, queen of Philip III of Spain (d. 1611)
1589-02-05 - Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)
1591-01-12 - José Ribera/Jusepe de Ribera, Spanish painter and printmaker, nicknamed Lo Spagnoletto (d. 1652)
1598-11-07 - Francisco Zurbarán, Spanish painter (d. 1664)
1599-06-06 - Diego Velázquez, Spanish painter (d. 1660)
1599-11-11 - Ottavio Piccolomini, Italian/Spanish marshal
1601-01-08 - Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)
1601-03-19 - Alonzo Cano, Spanish painter/sculptor (Cathedral Granada)
1602-04-02 - Maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan
1602-11-22 - Elisabeth of Bourbon, Queen of Philip IV of Spain (d. 1644)
1605-04-08 - Philip IV, King of Spain & Portugal (1621-65)
1606-05-23 - Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682)
1606-08-18 - Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)
1609-05-16 - Ferdinand, Austria, cardinal of Spain/governor of Netherlands
1618-01-01 - Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Spain, Baroque artist [baptized]
1621-09-05 - Juan Andrés Coloma, Spanish noble (d. 1694)
1629-04-07 - Juan Jose, of Austria, Spanish general/governor of Netherlands
1630-03-24 - Jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal
1635-01-08 - Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish Archbishop (d. 1709)
1635-12-24 - Mariana of Austria, second wife of king Philip IV of Spain (d. 1696)
Queen of Louis XIV Maria Theresa of Spain (1638-09-10)
1638-09-10 - Maria Theresa of Spain, El Escorial, Spain, queen of Louis XIV of France (d. 1683)
1661-11-06 - Charles II, last Habsburg king of Spain (reigns 1665-1700)
1662-04-26 - Maria Luisa of Orleans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1689)
1664-05-31 - Giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal
1667-10-28 - Maria Anna of Neuburg, second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740)
1676-10-08 - Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764)
1683-02-19 - Philip V, France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46)
1683-12-19 - Philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46)
1688-09-17 - Maria Luisa of Savoy, first queen of Philip V of Spain (d. 1714)
1692-10-25 - Elisabeth Farnese, princess of Parma/queen of Spain
1700-05-19 - José de Escandón, Spanish colonial governor (d. 1770)
1701-02-14 - Enrique Florez, Spanish historian (d. 1773)
1703-03-24 - Jose F de Isla, [Francisco de Salazar], Spanish Jesuit/writer
1709-12-11 - Louise Elisabeth of Orléans, queen consort of Spain (d. 1742)
1710-04-14 - Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer
1711-12-04 - Barbara of Portugal, queen of Spain (d. 1758)
1712-09-23 - Ferdinand VI, the wise, King of Spain (1746-59)
1716-01-12 - Antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general (d. 1795)
1716-01-20 - Carlos III, king of Naples/Spain (1759-88) Pompei/Jesuits
1716-01-20 - King Charles III of Spain (d. 1788)
1723-07-01 - Pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/historian/literary
1724-11-24 - Maria Amalia of Saxony, queen of Spain (d. 1760)
1729-11-17 - Maria Antonietta of Spain, queen of Sardinia (d. 1785)
1729-12-03 - Padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler, Olot Spain, composer (Fandango)
1745-11-24 - Maria Louisa of Spain, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1792)
1746-03-30 - Francisco Jose de Goya, Fuendetodos Spain, painter/etcher (Naked Maja)
1748-11-11 - King Charles IV of Spain (d. 1819) Reigned 1788-1808
1748-11-12 - Carlos IV, King of Spain (1788-1808)
Famous Weddings
Weddings 1 - 18 of 18
1496-02-28 - Joanna of Aragon marries King Ferdinand II
1560-01-31 - Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois
1599-04-18 - Valencia arch duke Albrecht of Austrian marries Isabella of Spain
1962-05-14 - Princess Sophia of Greece weds Don Juan Carlos of Spain
1964-04-29 - Princess Irene marries Spanish prince Carel Hugo de Bourbon Parma
1995-03-18 - Spanish princess Elena (31) weds Jaime de Marichalar y Saenez Tejada (31) at the Seville Cathedral in Seville, Spain
2004-05-22 - Felipe, Prince of Asturias, of the Spanish Royal Family weds Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano at The Almudena Cathedral in Madrid, Spain
2006-04-08 - Two-time Latin Grammy Award-winning Spanish gypsy singer Rosario Flores (42) weds "Kingdom of Heaven" first assistant director Pedro Lazaga on a small village Canos de Meca in Cadiz, Spain
2006-04-08 - Spanish model and actress Ines Sastre (32) weds Alexandro Corrias at Brompton Oratory in South Kensington, London
2006-05-19 - "Liverpool" goalkeeper Pepe Reina (23) weds Yolanda Ruiz in Cordoba, Spain
2006-06-10 - Spanish singer Bertin Osborne (51) weds Venezuelan model Fabiola Martinez in Seville, Spain
2006-07-22 - Spanish singer David Bustamante (24) weds Spanish TV star Paula Echevarria at Basilica de Santa Maria la Real de Covadonga in the Asturias
2007-04-14 - Supermodel Esther Canadas (30) weds MotoGP rider Sete Gibernau (34) in Spain
2007-04-30 - "Timbiriche" pop singer Paulina Rubio (35) weds Spanish public relations executive Nicolas "Colate" Vallejo Najera in Cancun, Quintana Roo
2010-06-05 - "Bond girl" actress Gemma Arterton (24) weds Stefano Catelli (37) at a secret ceremony at the hilltop village of Zuheros in Andalucia, Spain
2010-08-23 - Spanish singer Julio Iglesias (66) weds Dutch model Miranda Rijnsburger (44) at Virgen del Carmen Church in Marbella, Spain
2010-12-28 - "Thor" actor Chris Hemsworth (27) weds spanish actress Elsa Pataky (34) in Indonesia
2012-05-23 - Grammy-winning Spanish pop star Alejandro Sanz (43) weds longtime girlfriend Raquel Perera (37) in Barcelona
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 100 of 335
0388-08-28 - Magnus Maximus, Spanish West Roman Emperor (383-88), executed
0395-01-17 - Theodosius I, the Great, Spanish emperor of Rome, dies at 49
0859-03-11 - Eulogius of Cordoba, Spanish Bishop and Christian Martyr
1073-12-20 - Domingo, Spanish monastery founder/abbot/saint, dies
1249-12-25 - Peter Nolascus, Spanish monastery founder/St, dies
1275-01-06 - Raymundus of Penafort, Spanish church law scholar, dies
1315-06-29 - Ramon Llull, Spanish philosopher (b. 1235)
1367-08-22 - Egidius AC Albornor, Spanish archbishop of Toledo, dies at about 57
1412-04-02 - Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, Spanish traveler and writer (b. ????)
1419-04-05 - Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)
1423-05-23 - Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies
1446-12-28 - Clement VIII, (Sanchez Muñoz), Spanish anti-pope (1423-29), dies
1458-03-25 - Inigo Lopez de Mendoza, Spanish marquis of Santillana/poet, dies
1468-09-26 - Juan de Torquemada, Spanish Catholic cardinal (b. 1388)
1469-05-30 - Lope de Barrientos, Spanish bishop
1479-06-11 - Johannes a San Facundo, Spanish Augustine saint, dies
1495-01-11 - Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (b. 1428)
1503-08-18 - Alexander VI, [Rodrigo de Borja], Spanish Pope (1492-1503), dies
1506-05-20 - Christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55
1506-09-25 - Felipe I, the handsome, King of Castile (Spain) (1504-06), dies
1510-02-28 - Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer
1513-02-08 - Alonso de Ojeda, Spanish explorer (Curacao & Bonaire), dies
1515-12-02 - Gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies
1519-01-21 - Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer (b. 1475)
1521-04-22 - Juan de Padilla, Spanish nobleman/communero-rebel, beheaded
1521-07-15 - Juan Ponce de León, Spanish Explorer (b. 1458)
1526-02-23 - Diego Colón, Spanish Viceroy of the Indies
1526-08-04 - Juan Sebastian Cano, Spanish explorer, dies
1527-01-21 - Juan de Grijalva, Spanish conquistador (c. 1489)
1527-07-28 - Rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish conquistador
1528-04-01 - Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer
1531-03-06 - Pedrarias Dávila, Spanish conquistador
1533-08-29 - Atahualpa, last Inca King of Peru, murdered by Spanish conquerors
1536-10-14 - Garcilaso de la Vega, Spanish poet/diplomat, dies in battle
1538-07-08 - Diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador (Chile/Peru), dies at about 63
1539-05-01 - Isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (b. 1503)
1540-05-06 - Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48
1541-07-04 - Pedro de Alvarado, Spanish occupier, dies at about 56
1542-09-16 - Diego de Almagro, Spanish captain-general of Peru, beheaded
1542-09-21 - Juan Boscán Almogáver, Spanish poet
1545-07-12 - Maria Manuela van Portugal, niece of Spanish king Philip II, dies
1546-08-12 - Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies
1547-09-02 - Hernan Cortes, Spanish general defeated Aztec Indians
1548-06-03 - Juan de Zumárraga, Spanish Catholic bishop of Mexico (b. 1468)
1552-12-02 - Francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506)
1553-10-07 - Cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (bc. 1500)
1553-10-27 - Michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy
1554-01-01 - Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish conquistador (b. 1500)
1554-09-22 - Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, Spanish explorer
1555-09-08 - Thomas Villanova, Spanish saint/archbishop of Valencia, dies
1556-07-31 - Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish knight from a Basque noble family, hermit, priest, theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus, dies in Rome at about 65
1558-02-03 - Alfonsus de Castro, Spanish theologist (council of Trente), dies
1558-09-21 - Charles V, King of Spain (Carlos I)/Holy Roman Emperor, dies at 58
1560-09-30 - Melchior Cano, Spanish theologian (b. 1525)
1561-02-26 - Jorge de Montemayor, Spanish writer
1561-10-27 - Lope de Aguirre, Spanish conquistador (b. 1510)
1563-08-11 - Bartolomé de Escobedo, Spanish composer (b. circa 1500)
1566-07-31 - Bartholome de Casas, Spanish historian/bishop of Chiapa, dies at 92
1568-07-23 - Don Carlos, son of Spanish king Philip II, dies at about 23
1568-07-24 - Prince Don Carlos of Spain (b. 1545)
1568-10-03 - Elisabeth van Valois, French queen of Spain, dies at 23
1569-05-10 - Juan the Avila, Spanish minister/writer
1572-08-20 - Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)
1573-07-29 - Spanish prince of Eboli, dies
1575-03-24 - Yosef Karo, Spanish-born rabbi (b. 1488)
1578-03-31 - Juan de Escobedo, sec of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered
1578-10-01 - Don John of Austria, Spanish military leader, dies at 31
1579-12-21 - Vicente Masip, Spanish painter
1580-04-01 - Alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer
1580-07-25 - Baltazar Alvarez, Spanish jesuit/writer, dies at 47
1580-11-03 - Jeronimo Zurita y Castro, Spanish historian (b. 1512)
1582-10-04 - Theresia van Avila, Spanish mystic writer, dies
1585-02-13 - Alfonso Salmeron, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar (b. 1515)
1585-04-04 - Caspar de Robles, Spanish viceroy of Frisia, dies at about 57
1585-11-28 - Hernando Franco, Spanish composer (b. 1532)
1588-02-09 - Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies
1588-08-08 - Alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter
1591-12-14 - Juan de la Cruz, [de Yepes], Spanish Carmelet/poet/saint, dies
1594-07-16 - Thomas Kyd, author of The Spanish Tragedy (b. 1558)
1595-02-12 - Archduke Ernest of Austria, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands (b. 1553)
1597-06-09 - Jose de Anchieta, Spanish jesuit/missionary, dies
1598-09-13 - Philip II, King of Spain (1556-98), dies at 71
1599-11-08 - Francisco Guerrero, Spanish composer (b. 1528)
1600-02-15 - Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59(?)
1600-10-12 - Luis Molina, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1535)
1604-08-03 - Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander
1607-04-25 - Don Juan Alvarez, Spanish Admiral (Gibraltar), dies in battle
1608-10-26 - Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, Spanish royal painter, dies
1610-05-19 - Thomas Sanchez, Spanish theologian (b. 1550)
1610-08-05 - Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile
1611-08-27 - Tomés L de Victoria, Spanish composer/singer/organist, dies
Author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1616-04-23)
1616-04-23 - Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69
1617-04-05 - Alonso Lobo, Spanish composer (b. 1555)
1617-09-25 - Francisco Suarez, Spanish Jesuit theologian (b. 1548)
1621-03-31 - Philip III, King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at 42
1622-05-03 - Pedro Páez, Spanish Jesuit missionary (b. 1564)
1624-02-17 - Juan de Mariana, Spanish historian (b. 1536)
1625-03-29 - Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas, Spanish historian (b. 1549)
1625-05-18 - Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Spanish marquis of Denia, dies
1626-10-02 - Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, conde de Gondomar, Spanish diplomat (b. 1567)
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