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Spain in 1604

Historical records for Spain in 1604, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

16Records
12Events
4Named people
4Places
2Categories

Historical records

July

July 1604Treaty NegotiationsJuan de Tassis Villamediana, 1st

Somerset House · Warfare / Anglo-Spanish War

Participates in the Spanish delegation negotiating peace terms with England.

August

18 August 1604Dutch Revolt SettlementPhilip III

London · Warfare / Anglo-Spanish War

Obtains an English commitment to end official military and financial support for the Dutch rebellion.

18 August 1604Port Access AgreementPhilip III

London · Warfare / Anglo-Spanish War

Gains reciprocal access for Spanish ships to English ports for shelter, supplies and repairs under treaty rules.

18 August 1604Recognition of English MonarchyPhilip III

London · Warfare / Anglo-Spanish War

Accepts James I's Protestant monarchy and abandons wartime hopes of imposing a Catholic settlement on England.

18 August 1604Spanish DelegationJuan Fernandez de Velasco Tovar Frias, 5th

London · Warfare / Anglo-Spanish War

Heads the Spanish royal delegation that concludes the peace settlement with James I's commissioners.

18 August 1604Spanish Peace DelegationJuan de Tassis Villamediana, 1st

Somerset House · Warfare / Anglo-Spanish War

Represents Philip III in the Spanish delegation negotiating the London peace settlement.

18 August 1604Spanish Shipping ProtectionPhilip III

London · Warfare / Anglo-Spanish War

Secures an end to English wartime attacks that had disrupted Spanish Atlantic shipping and colonial commerce.

18 August 1604Status Quo PeacePhilip III

London · Warfare / Anglo-Spanish War

Accepts a negotiated settlement that largely restores relations without a decisive territorial victory for either crown.

18 August 1604Treaty of LondonPhilip III

London · Warfare / Anglo-Spanish War

Accepts peace with James I, ending open war while England ends wartime attacks on Spanish shipping and support for the Dutch revolt.

August 1604Recognition of English MonarchyPhilip III

Spain · Warfare / Anglo-Spanish War

Accepts peace with the Protestant English monarchy and abandons wartime efforts to restore Catholic rule in England.

September

22 September 1604Capture of OstendPhilip III

Ostend · Warfare / Eighty Years War

Ambrogio Spinola, who had succeeded Archduke Albert as commander in the field, eventually captures Ostend, but only at the price of accepting the loss of Sluis

22 September 1604Capture of OstendAmbrogio Spinola

Ostend · Warfare / Eighty Years War

Ambrogio Spinola, who had succeeded Archduke Albert as commander in the field, eventually captures Ostend, but only at the price of accepting the loss of Sluis

22 September 1604Siege of OstendPhilip III

Ostend · Warfare / Eighty Years War

Ambrogio Spinola, who had succeeded Archduke Albert as commander in the field, eventually captures Ostend, but only at the price of accepting the loss of Sluis

22 September 1604Siege of OstendAmbrogio Spinola

Ostend · Warfare / Eighty Years War

Ambrogio Spinola, who had succeeded Archduke Albert as commander in the field, eventually captures Ostend, but only at the price of accepting the loss of Sluis

Other Events

1604Siege of OstendPhilip III

Ostend · Warfare / Eighty Years War

The lengthy Siege of Ostend (1601-1604) demonstrates the balance of power, both sides pour enormous resources into the besieging or defending a town that is reduced to rubble

1604Treaty RatificationPhilip III

Spain · Warfare / Anglo-Spanish War

Ratifies the peace settlement negotiated with James I and the English government.

Names involved

Ambrogio SpinolaJuan de Tassis Villamediana, 1stJuan Fernandez de Velasco Tovar Frias, 5thPhilip III

Places involved

LondonOstendSomerset HouseSpain

Provenance

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