Barroque

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  • 1508

    Plague epidemics

    Plague epidemics
    La “muerte negra”, así conocida en la época, se convirtió en la plaga más mortífera de la historia. La peste bubónica diezmó poblaciones enteras.
  • 1556

    Accession to the throne of Philip II

    Accession to the throne of Philip II
    He came to the throne after marrying Mary Tudor by proxy in 1554, whom he married for strategic interests.
  • 1556

    The accession of Philip II to the throne

    The accession of Philip II to the throne
    He came to the throne after marrying Mary Tudor by proxy in 1554, whom he married for strategic interests.

  • The Thirty Years' War

    The Thirty Years' War
    A quarter of the German population died amid violence, famine and pestilence, entire regions of central Europe were devastated in an incessant march of armies, and many took decades to recover.

  • The death of the composer Johann Sebastian

    The death of the composer Johann Sebastian
    Johann Sebastian Bach passed away at the age of 65. A newspaper of the time reported that "the unhappy consequences of his very unsuccessful operation" were the cause of his death.

  • Lavoisier's law of conservation of mass

    Lavoisier's law of conservation of mass
    This law is fundamental for a proper understanding of chemistry.