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. 1514 Hebrew study in Mainz Desiderius Erasmus
  2. 1514 Purchase of a Frombork tower Nicolaus Copernicus
  3. 1515 Assumption of rule in the Netherlands Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  4. 1515 Visit to Antwerp and meeting with Pieter Gillis Thomas More
  5. 1515 Visit to Mechelen during Low Countries mission Thomas More
  6. 1515 Visit to Tournai during Low Countries mission Thomas More
  7. 1515 Diplomatic mission at Bruges Thomas More
  8. 1516 Traditional visit to Nanak Math Guru Nanak
  9. 1516 Relocates to Amboise Leonardo da Vinci
  10. 1516 Settles at Clos Lucé Leonardo da Vinci
  11. 1516 Economic administrator at Allenstein Nicolaus Copernicus
  12. 1517 Relocation to Seville Ferdinand Magellan
  13. 1517 Cupid and Psyche Loggia at Villa Farnesina Raphael
  14. 1517 Residence at Palazzo Caprini Raphael
  15. 1517 Receives Cardinal d'Aragon Leonardo da Vinci
  16. 1517 Commission business at Calais Thomas More
  17. 1518 Recovery in Antwerp Desiderius Erasmus
  18. 1518 Death at Maghar Kabir
  19. 1518 Recognition by the Castilian Cortes Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  20. 1518 Defends theses at Heidelberg Martin Luther
  21. 1518 Examined by Cajetan in Augsburg Martin Luther
  22. 1519 Campaign at Bajaur Babur
  23. 1519 Reached the Chenab River Babur
  24. 1519 Stay on Cozumel Hernán Cortés
  25. 1519 Recruiting stop at Trinidad Hernán Cortés
  26. 1519 Anchorage at Potonchán Hernán Cortés
  27. 1519 Meeting Aztec governors at San Juan de Ulúa Hernán Cortés
  28. 1519 Dies at Clos Lucé Leonardo da Vinci
  29. 1519 Alliance at Cempoala Hernán Cortés
  30. 1519 Foundation of Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz Hernán Cortés
  31. 1519 Debates Johann Eck in Leipzig Martin Luther
  32. 1519 Royal-service correspondence from Woking Thomas More
  33. 1519 Departure from Seville Ferdinand Magellan
  34. 1519 Recorded in Florence by his own letter Michelangelo
  35. 1519 Provisioning stop at Tenerife Ferdinand Magellan
  36. 1519 Sailing from Sanlúcar de Barrameda Ferdinand Magellan
  37. 1519 Campaign in Tlaxcallan Hernán Cortés
  38. 1519 March to Cholula Hernán Cortés
  39. 1519 Entry into Tenochtitlan Hernán Cortés
  40. 1519 Stay at Guanabara Bay Ferdinand Magellan
  41. 1520 Meeting Henry VIII at Canterbury Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  42. 1520 Meeting Henry VIII at Gravelines Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  43. 1520 Field of the Cloth of Gold Desiderius Erasmus
  44. 1520 Exploration of Río de la Plata Ferdinand Magellan
  45. 1520 Franciscan life at Fontenay-le-Comte François Rabelais
  46. 1520 Burial at the Pantheon Raphael
  47. 1520 Overwintering at Port St. Julian Ferdinand Magellan
  48. 1520 Death in Rome Raphael
  49. 1520 Return to Tenochtitlan during uprising Hernán Cortés
  50. 1520 Attendance at the Field of the Cloth of Gold Thomas More

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