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Spain in 1582

Name: Spain in 1582 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for Spain in 1582, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records

4Events

5Named people

4Places

3Categories

Historical records

July

26 July 1582Battle of Ponta DelgadaAlvaro Bazan Santa Cruz, 1st Marquis

Sao Miguel, Azores · Warfare / War of the Portuguese Succession

Defeats the French-Portuguese fleet off Sao Miguel in the Battle of Ponta Delgada

26 July 1582Battle of Ponta DelgadaLope Figueroa

Sao Miguel, Azores · Warfare / War of the Portuguese Succession

Serves among the Spanish commanders in the Azores campaign

26 July 1582Battle of Ponta DelgadaPhilip Habsburg II

Azores · Government / Government of Spain

Benefits from the Spanish victory that weakens opposition to his rule in Portugal

October

4 October 1582Death of Teresa of AvilaAnne Garcia Manzanas of Saint Bartholomew

Alba de Tormes · Religion / Discalced Carmelites

Attends Teresa of Avila at her death

4 October 1582Death of Teresa Sanchez de CepedaTeresa Sanchez de Cepeda of Avila

Alba de Tormes · Religion / Discalced Carmelites

Dies at Alba de Tormes as Catholic lands are changing from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar

15 October 1582Gregorian Calendar AdoptionPhilip Habsburg II

Madrid · Government / Government of Spain

Adopts the Gregorian calendar in Spain as the day after 4 October becomes 15 October

Names involved

Alvaro Bazan Santa Cruz, 1st MarquisAnne Garcia Manzanas of Saint BartholomewLope FigueroaPhilip Habsburg IITeresa Sanchez de Cepeda of Avila

Places involved

Alba de TormesAzoresMadridSao Miguel, Azores

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.