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Spain in 1572

Historical records for Spain in 1572, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records
5Events
4Named people
5Places
3Categories

Historical records

July

12 July 1572Siege of HaarlemAlba Toledo

Haarlem · Warfare / Dutch Independence

Haarlem surrenders to the Spanish, the leaders are executed

12 July 1572Siege of HaarlemFerdinand Alvarez de Toledo

Haarlem · Warfare / Dutch Independence

Captures Haarlem after a 7 month siege, the garrison occupants are all slaughtered

October

20 October 1572Battle of NavarinoMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Navarino · Warfare / OttomanVenetian War

Fights at the Battle of Navarino

Other Events

1572Battle of LepantoEmmanuel Philibert Savoy, 10th

Lepanto · Warfare / Military

Fights with the Holy League

1572Siege of AlkmaarFerdinand Alvarez de Toledo

Alkmaar · Warfare / Dutch Independence

Defeated by the people of Alkmaar, prepared to open the dykes rather than surrender

1572Siege of MonsFerdinand Alvarez de Toledo

Mons · Warfare / Dutch Independence

Prevents William of Orange from relieving Mons

Names involved

Alba ToledoEmmanuel Philibert Savoy, 10thFerdinand Alvarez de ToledoMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Places involved

AlkmaarHaarlemLepantoMonsNavarino

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.