1676
– 1678
North
America
Tensions
begin (or continue) to rise between Spanish and French settlers. There are also
tensions between them and the various native peoples. The Zangoza Decree is effective,
but it doesn’t deter everyone.
Talking
about the Zangoza Decree, some of the Christianising native nations are chafing
under the Church’s influence.
The
number of slaves in the former Hispaniola continues to increase.
South
America
Irish
refugees continue to arrive in Tierra del Fuego. More Irish are arriving than there
are Spanish settlers.
Europe
Massacres
continue to occur in Ireland. Some depopulated towns are resettled, especially
in the north.
The
British continue repairing their naval strength.
In
Spain, various universities find the number of students attending growing.
Tensions
increase between the Austrians and the Ottomans.
Africa
There is
an uneasy peace between the Spanish and the Ottomans.
There
continues to be problems in Morocco as the occasional local rebellion occurs.
These are put down quickly.
The
slave trade continues to grow…
The
Scandinavians expand their influence and colonization in east Africa.
The British
colony in Madagascar expands.
Asia
Persian
merchants extend their routes to the east and west.
Rebellions
against China lose some influence and land.
The
Spanish lay claim to the areas of Kamchatka, the Russians haven’t.
In
Southeast Asia, the various colonies continue to grow.
Oceania
A
Spanish ship that had gone too far south on its way to Australia discovers the
Kerguelen Islands.
Further
colonial expansion occurs in Australia and New Zealand at the expense of the Aboriginals
and Maori.
Spanish settlement
elsewhere expands.
