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1707 in Spain
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Events from the year 1707 in Spain.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Philip V
Events
- April 25 - Battle of Almansa: the Bourbon army of Spain and France (with Irish mercenaries) under the French-born Englishman James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, soundly defeats the allied forces of Portugal, England, and the Dutch Republic led by the French-born Huguenot in English service Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway. Following this, Philip V of Spain promulgates the first Nueva Planta decrees, bringing the Kingdoms of Valencia and Aragon under the laws of the Crown of Castile.[1]
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Births
- May 21 - Francisco Salzillo, sculptor (d. 1783)
- August 25 - Louis I of Spain (d. 1724)
Deaths
See also
References
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