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Manuel de Falla

• 1097 – In the Kingdom of León (present-day Spain), Alfonso VI confirms a charter granting lands to his son-in-law, Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal.
• 1221 – Birth of Alfonso X the Wise, King of the Crown of Castile and of the other titled kingdoms (in present-day Spain) (d. 1284).
• 1248 – In Seville (present-day Spain), the Christian troops commanded by King Ferdinand III the Saint conquer the city.
• 1534 – Death of Beatriz Galindo, Spanish writer and humanist (b. 1465).
• 1554 – In Spain, King Charles I issues a royal order authorizing the Port of Málaga to carry on loading and unloading trade with the Muslims of Barbary.
• 1595 – In Puerto Rico, the English privateers Francis Drake and John Hawkins attack the port of San Juan. They are defeated (and Hawkins loses his life).
• 1608 – Birth of Francisco Manuel de Melo, Hispano-Portuguese writer (d. 1666).
• 1637 – Death of Carlos Coloma, Spanish soldier, historian and diplomat (b. 1567).
• 1642 – In the Viceroyalty of New Spain (present-day Mexico), the government of the Viceroy Count of Salvatierra begins.
• 1808 – In the course of the Napoleonic Invasion of Spain, the Battle of Tudela is fought, resulting in a resounding French victory over the Spanish.
• 1811 – The Cortes of Cádiz approve the institution of the «Spanish National Lottery» to provide funds for the Public Treasury, deeply affected by the plunder and destruction caused by the French invasion.
• 1851 – The Venezuelan writer and polymath Andrés Bello is named corresponding member of the Real Academia Española for his Gramática de la lengua castellana.
• 1876 – Birth of Manuel de Falla, Spanish composer of classical music (d. 1946).
• 1897 – Death of Ramón Lista, explorer responsible for the genocide of Ona Indians in Tierra del Fuego (b. 1856).
• 1909 – The Palace of Communications is inaugurated in Madrid in the presence of King Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenia.
• 1957 – In Ifni, Moroccan nationalist bands attack the Spanish garrisons.
• 2005 – In Chile, the Valparaíso Metro reopens.
• 2012 – Death of José Luis Borau, Spanish filmmaker and member of the Real Academia Española (b. 1929).