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August 8, 1508 - First European colony and oldest known European settlement in United States territory is founded at Caparra, Puerto Rico, by Ponce de León. It becomes the first capital of the island with Ponce de León as its governor. Caparra would be abandoned in 1521.
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1508 ( MDVIII ) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1508th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 508th year of the 2nd millennium, the 8th year of the 16th century, and the 9th year of the 1500s decade.
The terms anno Domini ( AD) and before Christ ( BC) [a] are used when designating years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The term anno Domini is Medieval Latin and means "in the year of the Lord" [1] but is often presented using "our Lord" instead of "the Lord", [2] [3] taken from the full original phrase " anno Domini nostri Jesu Christi ...
1835 or 1454 or 682. Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1708. 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1708th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 708th year of the 2nd millennium, the 8th year of the 18th ...
North America. Colonization of Puerto Rico. In 1508 the Spanish explorer Ponce de León led an expedition from Santo Domingo to colonize the adjacent island of San Juan Bautista (Puerto Rico). Defeating indigenous resistance, the Spanish secured control over the island during the 1510s.
Oct 3, 2017 · 1509 (24th June) Henry was crowned King Henry VIII and Catherine was crowned Queen at Westminster Abbey. Henry sat in Edward I’s coronation chair to receive the crown of Edward the Confessor. The service was conducted by William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury. After the ceremony a coronation banquet was held at Westminster Hall.
