Explore 84 historical events from 1570–1579.
Isaac ben Solomon Ashkenazi Luria, commonly known in Jewish religious circles as Ha'ari, Ha'ari Hakadosh or Arizal, was a leading rabbi and Jewish mystic in the community of Safed …
Isaac Luria, Ottoman rabbi and mystic (born 1534)
Don Miguel López de Legazpi, also known as El Adelantado and El Viejo, was a Spanish and Basque conquistador who financed and led an expedition to conquer the Philippine islands in…
Miguel López de Legazpi conquers Manila for Spain, modern day capital of the Philippines
The encomienda was a 16th-century Spanish labour system that rewarded Spain's conquistadors with the labour of conquered non-Christian peoples. In theory, the conquerors would prov…
La Laguna encomienda, known today as the Laguna province in the Philippines, is founded by the Spaniards as one of the…
Niwa Nagashige was a Japanese daimyō who served the Oda clan. Nagashige was the eldest son of Niwa Nagahide and married the 5th daughter of Oda Nobunaga. He took part in his first…
Niwa Nagashige, Japanese daimyō (died 1637)
Sir Thomas Mun was an English writer on economics and is often referred to as the last of the early mercantilists. Most notably, he is known for serving as the director of the East…
Thomas Mun, English writer on economics (died 1641)
Pierre Viret was a Swiss Reformed theologian, evangelist and Protestant reformer.
Pierre Viret, Swiss theologian and reformer (born 1511)
John Story was an English Roman Catholic martyr and Member of Parliament. Story escaped to Flanders in 1563, but seven years later he was lured aboard a boat in Antwerp and abducte…
John Story, English martyr (born 1504)
Shimazu Takahisa , a son of Shimazu Tadayoshi, was a daimyō during Japan's Sengoku period. He was the fifteenth head of the Shimazu clan.
Shimazu Takahisa, Japanese daimyō (born 1514)
Georg Fabricius was a Protestant German poet, historian and archaeologist who wrote in Latin during the German Renaissance.
Georg Fabricius, German poet and historian (born 1516)
Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. Her eventful reign,…
Queen Elizabeth I issued a royal charter establishing Jesus College, the first Protestant college at the University of O
Cartography is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways t…
Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas
Aonio Paleario or Aonius Palearius was an Italian Christian termed a reformer.
Aonio Paleario, Italian academic and reformer (born 1500)