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1624

Historical Events in 1624

Jan 28 Sir Thomas Warner founds the first English colony in the Caribbean, on Saint Kitts.

Happy Parliament

Feb 19 English "Happy Parliament", the final Parliament of King James I opens at Westminster

King of Great Britain James I and VI

Mar 10 England declares war on Spain
May 3 Spanish silver fleet sails to Panama
May 8 Dutch Nassau fleet reaches port of Callao in Peru intending to ransack the annual Spanish silver ship convoy, misses them by five days [1]

Peace of Nikolsburg Confirmed

May 8 Hungarian King Bethlen Gabor and Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II sign the Treaty of Vienna, confirming the Peace of Nikolsburg agreed in 1621

Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II

Capture of Salvador Da Bahia

May 10 Dutch admirals Jacob Willekens and Piet Heyn conquer Salvador da Bahia, the capital of Brazil and a Portuguese stronghold

Dutch Admiral and Privateer Piet Heyn

May 13 Dutch Admiral Hermites' Nassau fleet blockades Lima, Peru
Jun 8 Earthquake strikes Peru
Jun 10 Netherlands & France sign anti-Spanish Treaty of Compiègne
Jun 16 Virginia becomes an English crown colony following the bankruptcy of the London Company

Chief Minister Richelieu

Aug 13 Cardinal Richelieu appointed Chief Minister of France by Louis XIII

King of France Louis XIII

Aug 14 Dutch Nassau fleet abandons its blockade of the Spanish-held port of Callao, near Lima in Peru after three months [1]
Sep 12 1st submarine publicly tested in London on the Thames for King James I

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