May1624

What Happened in May 1624

Historical Events

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

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