events
The Spanish-held Castillo San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico having been besieged for fifteen days, surrenders to an English force under Sir George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland.
Related Wikipedia articles
Castillo San Felipe del Morro
16th-century fortress and citadel in Puerto Rico
Castillo San Felipe del Morro, most commonly known as El Morro, is a large fortress and citadel in the Old San Juan historic quarter of San Juan, the capital municipality of Puerto Rico. Commissioned by King Charles I of Spain in 1539, it was first built as a fortified tower in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Capital and largest city of Puerto Rico
San Juan is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-most populous city under the jurisdiction of the United States, with a population of 342,259.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of San Juan (1598)
English victory over Spain in Puerto Rico
The Battle of San Juan was a military and naval action on June 15, 1598 when an English force of 20 ships and 1,700 men under Sir George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland, overwhelmed and took the Spanish fortress Castillo San Felipe del Morro and thus took the city of San Juan,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland
English noble (1558–1605)
Sir George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, 13th Baron de Clifford, 13th Lord of Skipton, was an English peer, naval commander, and courtier of Queen Elizabeth I of England. He was notable at court for his jousting, at the Accession Day Tilts, which were highlights of the year…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
June 30
Day of the year
June 30 is the 181st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 184 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)