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Events in September 1574 3
1519 – 1574Pedro Menendez de Aviles (1519-1574)Died 17 September 1574, aged 55Pedro Menendez de Aviles was a Spanish admiral who founded St. Augustine in Florida in 1565, the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the continental United States. He later oversaw Spanish naval preparations before his death in Santander.
1574Ottoman reconquest of TunisOttoman forces retake Tunis and La Goletta from SpainAn Ottoman army and fleet besieged the Spanish-held fortresses of La Goletta and Tunis, capturing La Goletta in August and Tunis itself on 13 September 1574. The victory ended Habsburg Spain's presence in Tunisia and secured Ottoman control of the region for over three centuries.
1574Siege of NagashimaOda Nobunaga destroys the Ikko-ikki stronghold at NagashimaAfter earlier failed attempts, Oda Nobunaga's forces surrounded the fortified Ikko-ikki complex at Nagashima and set it ablaze, killing tens of thousands of defenders and civilians. The destruction eliminated one of the most persistent strongholds opposing Nobunaga's unification of Japan.