Historical Events
- Jul 9 Estevão da Gama departs Massawa, leaving behind 400 matchlock men and 150 slaves under his brother Christovão da Gama, with orders to help the Emperor of Ethiopia defeat Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi who has invaded his Empire
Famous Deaths
- Jul 4 Pedro de Alvarado, Spanish occupier, dies at about 56
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