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1580
| 1580 • Old City of Zamość established in Poland by Jan Zamoyski. |
1605
Age: 25y
birth of childThomas Shelton England ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1605 • The first part of Miguel de Cervantes' satire on the theme of chivalry, Don Quixote (El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha, "The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha"), is published in Madrid. One of the first significant novels in the western literary tradition, it becomes a global bestseller almost at once. |
1668
May 20
Age: 88y
| 1668 • In Lisbon, a peace treaty is established between Afonso VI of Portugal and Carlos II of Spain, by mediation of Charles II of England, where the legitimacy of the Portuguese monarch is recognized. Portugal yields Ceuta to Spain. |