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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