Political Leaders of the Age of Exploration
The atlas holds 16 people and 313 moments here, from 1415 to 1647. The most recorded lives are Galileo Galilei, Niccolò Machiavelli and Michel de Montaigne.
Moments
- 1517 Commission business at Calais Thomas More
- 1519 Stay on Cozumel Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Recruiting stop at Trinidad Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Anchorage at Potonchán Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Meeting Aztec governors at San Juan de Ulúa Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Dies at Clos Lucé Leonardo da Vinci
- 1519 Alliance at Cempoala Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Foundation of Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Royal-service correspondence from Woking Thomas More
- 1519 Campaign in Tlaxcallan Hernán Cortés
- 1519 March to Cholula Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Entry into Tenochtitlan Hernán Cortés
- 1520 Return to Tenochtitlan during uprising Hernán Cortés
- 1520 Attendance at the Field of the Cloth of Gold Thomas More
- 1520 Retreat to Tlaxcala Hernán Cortés
- 1520 Commercial mission to Lucca Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1521 Franciscan chapter mission Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1521 Conquers Šabac Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1521 Diplomatic journey to Calais and Bruges Thomas More
- 1521 Diplomatic stay at Bruges Thomas More
- 1521 Fall of Tenochtitlan Hernán Cortés
- 1521 Encircles Belgrade Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1522 Later observations from Frombork Nicolaus Copernicus
- 1522 Takes personal charge at Rhodes Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1522 Residence at Coyoacán Hernán Cortés
- 1523 Royal-service correspondence from Easthampstead Thomas More
- 1524 Departure for Honduras Hernán Cortés
- 1525 Administration at Trujillo Hernán Cortés
- 1525 Crossing to Nito Hernán Cortés
- 1525 Sailing to Puerto de Caballos Hernán Cortés
- 1525 Presentation of Florentine Histories Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1525 Wool Guild mission Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1525 Move to Chelsea Thomas More
- 1525 Arrival at Lake Petén Itzá Hernán Cortés
- 1525 Passage through Acalan Hernán Cortés
- 1526 Advances into Buda Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1526 Departs Constantinople for Hungary Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1526 Return to Mexico City Hernán Cortés
- 1526 Mission to the League army Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1526 Commands at Mohács Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1527 Death in Florence Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1528 First return to Spain Hernán Cortés
- 1529 Besieges Vienna Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1529 Arrives at Osijek Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1529 Peace negotiations at Cambrai Thomas More
- 1530 Retirement at Cuernavaca Hernán Cortés
- 1532 Writes from Osijek Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1533 Birth at the family estate Michel de Montaigne
- 1534 Presentation to Francis I Jacques Cartier
- 1534 First-voyage departure Jacques Cartier