On This Day

1572 Andrés Díaz Venero de Leyva founded the town of Guaduas (Colombia).
1578 Brunei becomes a vassal state of Spain.
1672 Spanish comic actor Cosme Pérez ("Juan Rana") dies.
1693 Painter Claudio Coello dies.
1702 The Marquis de la Ensenada was born.
1741 Spanish troops break the siege of castle San Felipe in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia).
1844 The Royal Order of Access to Historical Archives was promulgated.
1898 President Mckinley signed the Joint Resolution, an ultimatum to Spain, which would lead to the Spanish–American War.

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