This page relates to the year 1638 Gregorian Calendrier.
Events
America
- Development of the Slavery of the Blacks in the plantations of tobacco in Virginia. “White slaves”, or indented serving , also work there: the ship-owners pay the voyage to these immigrants who serve five years in the plantations then n the other hand receive 50 acres of grounds, the tools and the seeds.
- Scientific exhibition of Willem Piso in Brazil.
- Attempt at colonization with 217 colonists with Tobago.
Africa
- Dutch colonizes Maurice.
- Norman the François Cauche explores the interior of Madagascar during four years.
- First establishment French fixes at the mouth of the Senegal (point of Bieurt).
- Morocco: Mulay Mohammed, chief of the chorfa Alawites of the Tafilalet extends its power until Laghouat and around Tlemcen. But the Turks oblige it to withdraw themselves in on this side Tafna.
Asia
The Middle East
Europe
- February 28th: Movement covenantaire in Scotland: the signatories of the Covenant National commit themselves defending the Presbytérianisme against any foreign interference. The “war of the bishops” (Bishops' War) which follows turns to the advantage of the Scot.
France
- January: The Recluses, installed with Port-Royal-of-Fields are dispersed and take refuge in the Saint-Jacob suburb then with Ferté-Milon.
- February 10th: The very Christian king dedicates the kingdom of France to the Vierge by an legislative act.
- May 7th: Arrest of Claude Seguenot, author of a comment of the Of virginitate of Holy Augustin.
- the Jansenist Jean Duvergier de Hauranne, abbot of Saint-Cyran, is opposed in a violent one lampoon to the foreign and religious politics of Richelieu
- May 14th: Jean Duvergier de Hauranne, chief of the devout party is locked up with the keep of Vincennes on order of Richelieu (where it remains until the death of this last in 1642).
- December 18th: Mazarin becomes the main thing advised of Richelieu with died of François Joseph the Clerk of Tremblay, marquis de Maffliers, said the Father Joseph (1577-1638).
Religion
Art & culture
- Foundation of the Library of Harvard.
- Of usuris liber of Claude Saumaise.
- Considerations on the French eloquence of this time of Mothe Vayer.
- Collection armorial of Brittany of Pierre d' Hozier.
See also: 1638 with the theater
- Construction of the church of San Carlo ale Quattro Fontane (Saint-Charles-with-Four-Fountains, 1638 - 1667), of Francesco Borromini.
- Zurbarán carries out a whole of paintings to the convent of Hiéronymites de Guadalupe (1638 - 1639).
- royal Hunting for Prado , fabric of Vélasquez.
Science & technology
- Galileo founds the Physique Mécanique, a new science, and exposes the principles in a work of them.
Economy & company
- Memories of wise and royal œconomies of Estat of Sully. Sully publishes its “Grand Intention”. It is a question of creating a “association of fraternity of weapons and interests between several great potentates” able to make reign peace between Christians “to preserve and increase Christendom”.
- Istanbul account a million inhabitant including 40% of not-Moslems.
Births in 1638
nonwell informed or unknown Dates
Death in 1638
Easter Day
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