- 1300 The town of Bilbao is founded in Spain.
- 1492 The Catholic Monarchs approve the bill to dispose of the goods they had ceded to Boabdil and those he previously owned, in the sum of 80,000 ducats.
- 1524 Francisco Hernández de Córdoba founded the city of León, Nicaragua, under the name of Santiago de los Caballeros de León.
- 1808 Peninsula War: The battle of Las Eras takes place in Zaragoza (Spain) marking the start of the 1st siege.
- 1813 In the village of Trujillo, Venezuela, Simón Bolívar signs the Decree of War to the Death.
- 1977 Spain held free elections after 40 years of dictatorship.
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