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Spain in 1577

Historical records for Spain in 1577, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

5Records
4Events
2Named people
2Places
1Categories

Historical records

February

February 1577Edict of Eternal EdictDon John

Vatican · Warfare / Dutch Independence

The Governor of The Netherlands signs the Eternal Edict to evacuate the Spanish Army

February 1577Edict of Eternal EdictPhilip II

Vatican · Warfare / Dutch Independence

The Governor of The Netherlands signs the Eternal Edict to evacuate the Spanish Army

February 1577EvacuationDon John

Vatican · Warfare / Dutch Independence

The Governor of The Netherlands signs the Eternal Edict to evacuate the Spanish Army

July

24 July 1577Capture of MadridDon John

Madrid · Warfare / Dutch Independence

Captures Namur following disorder in the industrial cities

December

December 1577DismissalDon John

Warfare / Dutch Independence

Dismissed as Governor of The Netherlands by the States General

Names involved

Don JohnPhilip II

Places involved

MadridVatican

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.