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Spanish conquistador Diego de Montemayor founds the city of Monterrey in the Viceroyalty of New Spain

Spanish conquistador Diego de Montemayor founds the city of Monterrey in the Viceroyalty of New Spain

Spanish conquistador Diego de Montemayor founds the city of Monterrey in the Viceroyalty of New Spain

Events Before

  1. William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" is thought to have been first performed; officially published early 1597

    William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet" is thought to have been first performed; officially published early 1597

  2. William I of Orange's daughter Elisabeth of Nassau (17) weds Duke Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne of Bouillion (39), becomin

    William I of Orange's daughter Elisabeth of Nassau (17) weds Duke Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne of Bouillion (39), becoming Duchess of Bouillon, until his death in 1623

  3. Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library

    Leiden University Libraries is the set of libraries of Leiden University, founded in 1575 in Leiden, Netherlands.

  4. Astronomer Johannes Kepler has an epiphany and develops his theory of the geometrical basis of the universe while teachi

    Astronomer Johannes Kepler has an epiphany and develops his theory of the geometrical basis of the universe while teaching in Graz, Austria

  5. Spanish Mendaña and Queirós Expedition departs Callao, Peru, led by Alvaro de Mendan accompanied by 378 men, women and

    Spanish Mendaña and Queirós Expedition departs Callao, Peru, led by Alvaro de Mendan accompanied by 378 men, women and children in four ships to colonise the Solomon Islands (find Marquesas instead) [1]

Events After

  1. A group of early Japanese Christians, known as the 26 Martyrs, are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen

    A group of early Japanese Christians, known as the 26 Martyrs, are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society

  2. William Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor" is first performed with Queen Elizabeth I of England in attendance

    William Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor" is first performed with Queen Elizabeth I of England in attendance

  3. Astronomer Johannes Kepler marries widow Barbara Müller

    Astronomer Johannes Kepler marries widow Barbara Müller

  4. French nobleman and future Governor of Arcadia Pierre Dugua de Monts marries Judith Chesnel

    French nobleman and future Governor of Arcadia Pierre Dugua de Monts marries Judith Chesnel

  5. First Dutch East India Company ships return from the Far East

    The United East India Companyoːˈseː]), commonly known as the Dutch East India Company, was a chartered trading company and one of the first joint-stock companies in the world.

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