əpˌɑːn ɹᵻkwˈɛsənz dˈɛθ ɪn mˈɑːɹtʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, ðə spˈænɪʃ kˈɪŋ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd hɪz ˈoʊn hˈæfbɹˈʌðɚ dˈɑːn hwˈɑːn æz ɡˈʌvɚnɚdʒˈɛnɚɹəl ʌvðə nˈɛðɜːləndz bˌʌt hˈɛzᵻtˌeɪɾᵻd sˈɛvɹəl mˈʌnθs bᵻfˌoːɹ nˈoʊɾᵻfˌaɪɪŋ hˌɪm.
Upon Requesens' death in March 1576, the Spanish king appointed his own half-brother Don Juan as Governor-General of the Netherlands but hesitated several months before notifying him.