<page_title> List of Atlantic hurricanes before 1600 </page_title> <section_title> Systems </section_title> <table> <cell> 1557 <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> <col_header> Year </col_header> </cell> <cell> 27 October [O.S. 17 October] <col_header> Date (GC) </col_header> <col_header> Date (GC) </col_header> <col_header> Date (GC) </col_header> <col_header> Date (GC) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Havana and Matanzas, Cuba <col_header> Area(s) affected </col_header> <col_header> Area(s) affected </col_header> <col_header> Area(s) affected </col_header> <col_header> Area(s) affected </col_header> </cell> <cell> A severe hurricane struck almost the western part of the island, extending from Pinar del Río eastward to Matanzas. It came from the western Caribbean Sea, moving probably from a southerly or a southwesterly direction. <col_header> Damage/notes </col_header> <col_header> Damage/notes </col_header> <col_header> Damage/notes </col_header> <col_header> Damage/notes </col_header> </cell> </table>
On October 27, [O.S. October 17] Atlantic hurricane 1557 in Havana and Matanzas, Cuba is a severe hurricane struck almost the western part of the island, extending from Pinar del Río eastward to Matanzas.