Salta is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 627,704 according to the 2022 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic center of the Valle de Lerma Metropolitan Area, which is home to over 50.9% of the population of Salta Province and also includes the municipalities of La Caldera, Vaqueros, Campo Quijano, Rosario de Lerma, Cerrillos, La Merced and San Lorenzo. Salta is the seat of the Capital Department, the most populous department in the province.
Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta in Argentina
Salta is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 627,704 according to the 2022 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina.
Historical Significance
Salta is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name.
Events Before
Francis Drake is knighted by Queen Elizabeth I aboard his galleon, the "Golden Hind" at Deptford, England
Sir Francis Drake (1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for making the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580 (being the…
The first ballet "Ballet Comique de la Reine," commissioned by Catherine de Medici, is staged in Paris
Ballet is a formalized italian dance form with its origins in the Italian Renaissance courts of 15th and 16th centuries.
English Parliament passes laws restricting Catholicism
English Parliament passes laws restricting Catholicism
English Jesuit priest Edmund Campion arrested for sedition in Anglican England (later hung, drawn and quartered)
English Jesuit priest Edmund Campion arrested for sedition in Anglican England (later hung, drawn and quartered)
Leiden University names Rudolph Snellius as math professor
Leiden University names Rudolph Snellius as math professor
Events After
William I of Orange marries Louise de Coligny, daughter of the Admiral of France
William I of Orange marries Louise de Coligny, daughter of the Admiral of France
Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland for the English crown, establishing the first English colony in North America and t
Humphrey Gilbert claims Newfoundland for the English crown, establishing the first English colony in North America and the beginning of the British Empire
Dutch States General and Anjou sign treaty
Dutch States General and Anjou sign treaty
Brabant: Duke of Parma beats French mercenaries
Brabant: Duke of Parma beats French mercenaries
Richard Martin of London takes out the first life insurance policy, on William Gibbons; the premium is £383
Richard Martin of London takes out the first life insurance policy, on William Gibbons; the premium is £383
More from the 1580s
Queen Elizabeth I of England signs the death warrant for her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots
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Mary, Queen of Scots, is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle at age 44 after being convicted of plotting to assassinate Eliz
Mary, Queen of Scots, is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle at age 44 after being convicted of plotting to assassinate Elizabeth I in the Babington Plot
Pope Gregory XIII announces the New Style calendar, commonly known as the Gregorian calendar
The Julian calendar is a solar calendar of 365 days in every year with an additional leap day every fourth year (without exception).
Francis Drake is knighted by Queen Elizabeth I aboard his galleon, the "Golden Hind" at Deptford, England
Sir Francis Drake (1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for making the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580 (being the…
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened on April 16, 1582?
- Salta is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 627,704 according to the 2022 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic center of the Valle de Lerma Metropolitan Area, which is home to over 50.9% of the population of Salta Province and also includes the municipalities of La Caldera, Vaqueros, Campo Quijano, Rosario de Lerma, Cerrillos, La Merced and San Lorenzo.
- Why is Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta in Arge... significant?
- Salta is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name.