1565 ⟶ Legazpi Establishes Spanish Settlement in Cebu
Miguel López de Legazpi establishes in Cebu the first Spanis...
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⚔️ Spanish Victory at the Battle of Cerignola
Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.⟶
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Italy🏦 Habsburg Spain Declares Bankruptcy
Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557, 1560, 1575 and 1596.⟶
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Spain🏰 Legazpi Establishes Spanish Settlement in Cebu
Miguel López de Legazpi establishes in Cebu the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines starting a period of Spanish colonization that would last over three hundred years.⟶
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Spanish settlers outside New Spain (Mexico) colonize Florida's coastline at St. Augustine.⟶
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United StatesSpain🇵🇭 Legazpi Establishes Manila as Capital of Spanish East Indies
Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi establishes Manila, Philippines as the capital of the Spanish East Indies.⟶
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Spanish conquistadores apprehend the last Inca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba, Peru, and execute him in Cuzco.⟶
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