- 1510 The Casa de Contratación (Sevilla) receives its first charter, extending its initial prerogatives.
- 1539 The conquistador Hernando de Soto and 600 men disembark in Espiritu Santo Bay (present-day Tampa, Florida)
- 1647 Eighty Years' War: the Battle of Cavite Harbour is fought in Manila Bay.
- 1770 The Governor of Buenos Aires orders the eviction of the British occupiers of the islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands).
- 1898 Spanish-American War: American Marines land in Cuba.
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