Editing 1738 (section)

=== April&ndash;June ===
* [[April 15]] &ndash; ''[[Serse]]'', an Italian [[opera]] by [[George Frideric Handel]], premieres in [[London]].
* [[April 18]] &ndash; Spain's Royal Academy of History (''[[Real Academia de la Historia]]'') is established by decree of King [[Philip V of Spain]].<ref>Richard L. Kagan, ''Clio and the Crown: The Politics of History in Medieval and Early Modern Spain'' (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010) p. 279</ref> 
* [[April 28]] &ndash; [[Pope Clement XII]] issues the [[papal bull]] ''[[In eminenti apostolatus]]'', prohibiting Roman Catholics from being members of [[Freemasonry|Masonic societies]].<ref>"Subscribing to the Building of a Masonic Temple", in ''The American Ecclesiastical Review'' (May 1914) p.606</ref> 
* [[May 4]] – The Imperial Theatrical School, in modern times known as [[Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet]], is founded under the reign of [[Anna of Russia|Empress Anna]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vaganova Academy - History of the Vaganova Ballet Academy |url=https://vaganovaacademy.ru/academy-eng/history-eng.html |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=vaganovaacademy.ru}}</ref> It is the first ballet school in Russia and second in the world. 
* [[May 24]] &ndash; [[John Wesley]], newly returned from America, experiences a [[Born again (Christianity)|spiritual rebirth]] at a [[Moravian Church]] meeting in [[Aldersgate]], in the [[City of London]], essentially launching the [[Methodism|Methodist movement]]; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as [[Aldersgate Day]] (his younger brother [[Charles Wesley|Charles]] had a similar experience three days earlier).
* [[May 25]] &ndash; The military phase of [[Cresap's War]] between the British North American [[Province of Maryland|Provinces of Maryland]] and [[Province of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] is ended when King [[George II of Great Britain]] negotiates a cease-fire.
* [[June 24]] &ndash; British inventor [[Lewis Paul]] receives a [[patent]] for roller [[cotton-spinning machinery]].<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Paul, Lewis|first=Justin|last=Corfield|title=The Encyclopedia of the Industrial Revolution in World History|page=710}}</ref>
* [[June 27]] &ndash; The [[Spanish Empire]]'s [[Council of the Indies]] votes, 6 to 4, to re-establish the [[Viceroyalty of New Granada]], incorporating modern-day Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Panama.<ref>Francisco A. Eissa-Barroso, ''The Spanish Monarchy and the Creation of the Viceroyalty of New Granada (1717-1739)'' (Brill, 2016) p232</ref> [[Philip V of Spain|King Philip V]] issues the order on August 20, 1738.