Historical figures of the Age of Exploration

The atlas holds 69 people and 1,279 moments here, from 1415 to 1650. The most recorded lives are Christopher Columbus, René Descartes and Elizabeth I. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders.

Moments

  1. 1494 Takes refuge in Bologna Michelangelo
  2. 1494 Legal training at New Inn Thomas More
  3. 1494 Returns to Cuba Christopher Columbus
  4. 1494 Reaches Discovery Bay Christopher Columbus
  5. 1494 Marriage to Agnes Frey Albrecht Dürer
  6. 1494 Returns to Hispaniola Christopher Columbus
  7. 1494 Born at Trabzon Suleiman the Magnificent
  8. 1495 Workshop opened after return Albrecht Dürer
  9. 1495 Theological study in Paris Desiderius Erasmus
  10. 1495 Paints The Last Supper Leonardo da Vinci
  11. 1495 Flight from Rome to Orvieto Pope Paul III
  12. 1496 River Bein spiritual episode Guru Nanak
  13. 1496 Arrival for studies in Bologna Nicolaus Copernicus
  14. 1496 Student at Lincoln's Inn Thomas More
  15. 1496 Requests food on Guadeloupe Christopher Columbus
  16. 1496 Disembarks at Cádiz Christopher Columbus
  17. 1496 Arrives in Rome Michelangelo
  18. 1497 Accompanying Vasco da Gama to Cape Verde Bartolomeu Dias
  19. 1497 Attends school in Magdeburg Martin Luther
  20. 1497 Aldebaran occultation observation Nicolaus Copernicus
  21. 1497 Siege and capture of Samarkand Babur
  22. 1497 First India voyage departs Vasco da Gama
  23. 1498 Return to the family home Ignatius of Loyola
  24. 1498 Moves to Eisenach for school Martin Luther
  25. 1498 Birth at Kudki Mirabai
  26. 1498 Stay at Mozambique Island Vasco da Gama
  27. 1498 Arrival at Malindi Vasco da Gama
  28. 1498 Departure from Malindi for India Vasco da Gama
  29. 1498 Visit to Mombasa Vasco da Gama
  30. 1498 Departs Sanlúcar on the third voyage Christopher Columbus
  31. 1498 First visit to Kozhikode Vasco da Gama
  32. 1498 Landfall at Kappad Vasco da Gama
  33. 1498 Calls at Porto Santo Christopher Columbus
  34. 1498 Visits Madeira Christopher Columbus
  35. 1498 Anchors near Soldado Rock Christopher Columbus
  36. 1498 Lands at Icacos Point Christopher Columbus
  37. 1498 Lands on the Paria Peninsula Christopher Columbus
  38. 1498 Reaches Margarita Island Christopher Columbus
  39. 1498 Returns to Hispaniola amid rebellion Christopher Columbus
  40. 1498 Departure from Kozhikode Vasco da Gama
  41. 1498 Anchorage at Anjediva Vasco da Gama
  42. 1498 First diplomatic mission Niccolò Machiavelli
  43. 1499 First English visit at Oxford Desiderius Erasmus
  44. 1499 Mission to Caterina Sforza Niccolò Machiavelli
  45. 1499 Workshop at Città di Castello Raphael
  46. 1499 Burial of Paulo da Gama at Angra Vasco da Gama
  47. 1499 Passage off Mogadishu Vasco da Gama
  48. 1499 Return to Malindi Vasco da Gama
  49. 1499 Stay on Santiago during Paulo da Gama's illness Vasco da Gama
  50. 1499 Return via Mossel Bay Vasco da Gama

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