Events on July 25 in history

Sebastián de Belalcázar (July 25, 1536)

Sebastián de Belalcázar on his search of El Dorado founds the city of Santiago de Cali.

Sebastián de Belalcázar (Spanish pronunciation: [seβasˈtjan de βelalˈkaθaɾ]; 1479/1480 – 1551) was a Spanish conquistador. De Belalcázar, also written as de Benalcázar, is known as the founder of important early colonial cities in the northwestern part of South America; Quito in 1534 and Cali, Pasto and Popayán in 1537. De Belalcázar led expeditions in present-day Ecuador and Colombia and died of natural causes after being sentenced to death in Cartagena, at the Caribbean coast in 1551.

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5 Apr

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Royal Entry of Charles V into Rome: The last Roman triumph.
6 May

Great Bible
King Henry VIII orders English-language Bibles be placed in every church. In 1539 the Great Bible would be provided for this purpose.
19 May

Henry VIII of England
Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.
30 May

Lady-in-waiting
King Henry VIII of England marries Jane Seymour, a lady-in-waiting to his first two wives.
13 Aug

Enryaku-ji
Buddhist monks from Kyoto, Japan's Enryaku-ji temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout in what will be known as the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance. (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1536).

Events on July 25 in history

Sebastián de Belalcázar (July 25, 1536)

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Lady-in-waiting

Enryaku-ji