11th January » Archduchy of Austria known as Austrian nobility is granted freedom of religion.
23rd January » The Royal Exchange (London) known as Royal Exchange opens in London.
24th June » Miguel Lopez de Legazpi founds Manila, the capital of the Republic of the Philippines.
28th July » La Laguna encomienda, known today as the Laguna (province) e.g Laguna province in the Philippines is founded by the Spaniards as one of the oldest encomienda/province in the country.
7th September » Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is arrested for his role in the Ridolfi plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.
7th October » The Battle of Lepanto (1571) known as Battle of Lepanto is fought, and the Holy League (1571) named Holy League (Spain and Italy) annihilates the Turkish fleet.
Famous Birthdays in 1571
9th January » Charles Bonaventure de Longueval, Count of Bucquoy, French commander (d. 1621)
27th January » Abbas I of Persia, Shah of Persia (d. 1629)
15th February » Michael Praetorius, German organist and composer (d. 1621)
11th May » Niwa Nagashige, Japanese daimyo (d. 1637)
7th August » Thomas Lupo the elder or Thomas Lupo, English viol player and composer (d. 1627)