- 1595 Spanish forces in Puerto Rico defeated the English fleet of Francis Drake and John Hawkins.
- 1640 The Viceroy of Peru Pedro Toledo y Leiva, Marquis of Mancera, elevates the city of Pisco (Peru) to the status of Villa.
- 1825 The last Spanish flag was lowered in Mexico, in the castle of San Juan de Ulúa (Veracruz).
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