1680
Pueblo Revolt
In the Rio Grande valley, a Tewa medicine man named Pope coordinated a revolt of twenty-four Pueblo villages against Spanish colonial and missionary rule.
Asante Union Begins to Form
In the forests of present-day Ghana, Akan-speaking chieftains began coalescing under the Oyoko clan's leadership, forging the alliances that would crystallize…
Comet Observed Across Europe
A great comet, the brightest since before anyone remembered, appeared in the night sky of late 1680 and remained visible for months.
Kangxi Revives Classical Chinese Learning
The Kangxi Emperor, determined to win over Ming loyalist scholars, commissioned vast state-sponsored projects of classical editing, including dictionaries…
Dodo Confirmed Extinct on Mauritius
Sailors searching for the fat, flightless bird on Mauritius that Dutch settlers had hunted for food found none.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1680?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1680. The most significant is Pueblo Revolt: In the Rio Grande valley, a Tewa medicine man named Pope coordinated a revolt of twenty-four Pueblo villages against Spanish colonial and missionary rule.
What era was 1680 part of?
1680 falls within the Enlightenment (1651-1800). Reason, revolution, and the first global wars.
Which regions saw notable events in 1680?
The events from 1680 span North America, Africa, Europe and East Asia.