Spanish Conquistadors Triumph at Battle of Otumba (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Jul 7, 2024 · 7m

A Daily Dose of History (07 Jul 2024)

Today's historical events:

Spanish conquistadores defeat a larger Aztec army at the Battle of Otumba.

Jacques Cartier makes his first contact with aboriginal peoples in what is now Canada.

The Raid of the Redeswire is the last major battle between England and Scotland.

The Treaty of Nemours abolishes tolerance to Protestants in France.

An English fleet completes the destruction of a French merchant fleet off Fort St Pierre, Martinique during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.

The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place…