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1554
| 1554 • Luso-Chinese agreement: Portugal reaches an agreement with the Ming dynasty of China to be allowed to legally trade in the province of Guangdong |
1580
Jun 8
Age: 26y
marriageAgnes Symes Powerstock, Dorset, England ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1580 • Battle of Alcântara: Spanish armies, led by Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, defending the claim of King Philip II of Spain to the Portuguese throne, defeat the armies of Portuguese claimant António, Prior of Crato. |
1583
Mar 10
Age: 29y
| 1583 • Sir Humphrey Gilbert, on the site of the modern-day city of St John's, Newfoundland, claims the island of Newfoundland on behalf of England, marking the beginning of the British Empire. |