1559
| 1559 • Led by Don Tristán de Luna y Arellano, a Spanish missionary colony of 1,500 men, on 13 ships, arrives from Vera Cruz at Pensacola Bay, founding the oldest European settlement in the mainland U.S. (St. Augustine is founded in 1565.) |
1583
Jan 1
Age: 24y
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marriageBartholomew Taliaferro London, England ⇓ Married at St. Michaels, Cornhill, London, England. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1583 • Cuncolim Revolt: the first documented battle of India's independence against a European colonial ruler is fought by the Desais of Cuncolim in Goa, against the Portuguese. |
1589
Aug 19
Age: 30y
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birth of childFrancis Collesera Taliaferro St Olaves, London, England ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1589 • The monks of the Pechenga Monastery, the northernmost in the world, are massacred by Swedes led by a Finnish peasant chief in the course of the Russo-Swedish War. |