Keichō Embassy
Jan 30 Japanese Keichō embassy, the first to travel to Europe, headed by Hasekura Tsunenaga meets with Spanish King Philip III in Madrid
- Feb 14 Peruvian nobleman Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala writes to offer Spanish King Philip III his newly completed Chronicle of Andean history and Spanish rule - now only indigenous Andean viewpoint to survive (Danish National Library) [1]
- Jun 2 First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France
Siege of Osaka
Jun 4 Siege of Osaka: Forces under the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu take Osaka Castle in Japan
- Jun 14 Dutch mariner Jacques Le Maire sets sails from Texel, North Holland, to find a new route to the Pacific and the Spice Islands and the southern continent (Terra Australis)
- Jul 16 Night time naval battle off the coast of Peru between Dutch fleet led by Joris Spilbergen and Spanish fleet carrying silver, two Spanish ships sunk [1]
- Aug 8 Dutch expedition of Joris van Spilbergen attacks and later pillages Spanish held town of Payta, north of Lima [1]
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