- 1094 Pedro I of Aragon succeeded his father Sancho Ramírez.
- 1170 Alfonso VIII of Castile and Alfonso II of Aragon signed the Treaty of Sahagún, know as the Perpetual Peace of Sahagún.
- 1514 Diego Velázquez de Cuellar founded the city of Sancti Spíritus, Cuba.
- 1536 The conquistador Diego de Almagro arrived in Chile. His expedition had left Cuzco on 3rd July 1535.
- 1574 Luis de Fuentes y Vargas founded the city of Tupiza (Bolivia) in the viceroyalty of Peru.
- 1624 Spanish Franciscans founded the village of Soriano, Uruguay, with the name of Santo Domingo Soriano.
- 1741 The word "manzanilla" appears for the first time in Spain in reference to the wines of Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
- 1830 Venezuelan general Antonio José de Sucre was assassinated in Arboleda (Colombia).
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