The city joined the Union of Utrecht (1579) and became the capital of the Dutch Revolt, which no longer was merely a Protestant rebellion but had become a revolt of all Dutch provinces.
该城市加入了乌得勒支同盟（1579年），成为荷兰起义的中心，它不再仅仅是新教徒的暴动，而成为了荷兰所有省份的起义。