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Commons category: 1537
point in time: 1537-01-01

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April 18: Diego de Almagro breaks the siege of Cuzco in Peru

Potatoes are observed by Europeans for the first time during two Spanish expeditions in the Viceroyalty of Peru (pictured is a 1603 illustration of by Carolus Clusius's of "Papas Peruanorum"). Year 1537 (MDXXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.