Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna 1568, Matunhu Manomwe ayo akazonyora Chibvumirano cheUtrecht () akatanga kupandukira Philip II weSpain izvo zvakatungamirira kuHondo Yamakore Makumi Masere. Nyika dzeLow Countries dzisati dzanyatsokundwazve, hondo pakati peEngland neSpain, Hondo yeAnglo-Spanish ya1585-1604, yakatanga, ichimanikidza mauto eSpanish kumisa kufambira mberi kwavo uye kuvasiya vachitonga maguta akakosha ekutengeserana eBruges neGhent, asi vasina kutonga Antwerp, iyo panguva iyoyo yaive chiteshi chakakosha kwazvo munyika.
Antwerp yakawa pana 17 August 1585, pashure pokukombwa, uye kugoverana pakati peNorthern neSouthern Netherlands (yekupedzisira zvikurukuru Belgium yemazuva ano) yakagadzwa.