7 June 1640Catalan RevoltPhilip IV
Faces rebellion in Catalonia after tensions with royal troops and taxation
Historical records for Spain in 1640, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Faces rebellion in Catalonia after tensions with royal troops and taxation
Is killed during the Corpus de Sang uprising in Barcelona
Is defeated by Jean Armand de Breze's French fleet near Cadiz
Defeated by the French fleet
Serves in Spanish Habsburg military command during the French capture of Arras
Leads Catalan resistance to Spanish royal authority
Is killed during the Portuguese coup against Spanish rule
Loses Portugal when the Braganza revolt proclaims John IV king
Leads royal forces into Catalonia after the revolt breaks out
Associated with Spanish naval efforts during the wider struggle over Brazil and Portugal
Spain surrenders Artois to France
Organizes an Armada to attack the Dutch in Brazil but it is defeated
Portugal becomes independent from Spain
Catalonia rebels & declares allegiance to Louis XIII
Catalonia rebels & declares allegiance to Louis XIII
Attempts Castilianization of the Spanish monarchy & provokes the rebellion of Portugal
The Dutch sign a 10 year truce during Portugals rebellion against Spain
The Dutch sign a 10 year truce during Portugals rebellion against Spain
His centralising policies intensify opposition in Catalonia and Portugal
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