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Image: Famien Strada Histoire-Spaniard pass through Zeeland-ppn087811480 MG 8919TIIp238

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Description: 4500 Spanish soldiers led by Christóbal de Mondragón successfully wade through the Zijpe from Schouwen to Duiveland in the night of 28/29 September 1575 during the Eighty Years' War. Ships of the rebel Watergeuzen stand by and cannot attack because of the tide. Spire of the church of Zierikzee. Spanish Governor don Luis de Requesens y Zuñiga is present at the bottom left with a catholic priest.
Title: Famien Strada Histoire-Spaniard pass through Zeeland-ppn087811480 MG 8919TIIp238
Credit: Peace Palace Library
Author: Jacobus Harrewijn
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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