As of the start of 1585, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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With delays caused by the capture of a Spanish ship, the need to gather salt, and the purchase of supplies, the English finally arrived off Cape Fear on 23 June 1585.

Portugal and Spain, having launched the so-called Age of Discovery at the end of the fifteenth century, laid claim to most of what is today Central and South America. The British, and others …

The Fall of Antwerp on August 17, 1585, was the result of a siege begun by Spanish forces in July 1584 during the Eighty Years’ War.

On August 17, 1585, a company of English settlers, dispatched under the authority of Sir Walter Raleigh and commanded by Ralph Lane, made landfall on Roanoke Island—just off the coast …

Survival was a primary concern. The colonies started out as largely agrarian communities, dealing with the hardships of frontier life: famine, disease, severe weather, and unfriendly native …

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Jul 1, 1998 · Spaniards seeking to Christianize the "New World" and to explore its riches founded the colony of New Mexico in 1598, announcing their dominion over the land and the people of …