History. 1  In 1817, the first edition of the Peso was introduced and was valued against the Spanish Real. 2  In 1851, the Peso equaled 5 French francs. 3  In 1960, the Peso was replaced by the Escudo at a rate of 1,000 Pesos = 1 Escudo. 4  In 1975, the second edition of the Peso was introduced to replace the escudo. 1,000 escudos = 1 peso.
In 1889, Johann Strauss II composed the Emperor Waltz (originally called âHand in Handâ) as a symbolic toast to friendship from the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef to the German Kaiser Willhelm II. The waltz was first performed in Berlin on 21 October 1889.
The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) is notable for two important emperors. â¢Kangzi Emperor was the longest-ruling emperor in China's history (sixty-one years); wrote the most complete Chinese dictionary; and tried to adopt Western technology. â¢Qianlong Emperor had conflicts with European imperialism that took shape with the opium trade; and demanded that Europe trade with silver.