What Happened In March 1697 In History

Historical Events for March, 1697

• 13th » Tayasal known as Nojpetén, capital of the Itza people e.g Itza Maya kingdom, fell to Spanish conquistadors, the final step in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.

Famous Deaths for March 1697

• 1st » Francesco Redi, Italian physician (b. 1626)
• 19th » Nicolaus Bruhns, German organist and composer (b. 1665)
• 26th » Godfrey McCulloch, Scottish politician (b. 1640)
• 27th » Simon Bradstreet, English-American politician, 20th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1603)

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