Historical figures in 1491

The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, in 1491. The most recorded lives are Christopher Columbus, Nicolaus Copernicus and Jacques Cartier. Among them Engineers and Inventors, Explorers and Political Leaders.

Notable people

1. Christopher Columbus

   in 1491

   1 moment here

   Genoese navigator who completed four Castilian-sponsored Atlantic expeditions between 1492 and 1504.…

2. Ignatius of Loyola

   in 1491

   1 moment here

   Basque Spanish priest, former soldier, and founder of the Society of Jesus. His documented movements span Gipuzkoa, Castile, Catalonia, France, the…

3. Jacques Cartier

   in 1491

   1 moment here

   French navigator and explorer from Saint-Malo whose three Atlantic voyages of 1534, 1535–1536, and 1541–1542 surveyed the Gulf and River of Saint…

4. Nicolaus Copernicus

   in 1491

   1 moment here

   Renaissance astronomer, canon, physician, administrator, and economist whose heliocentric model placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the…

5. Pope Paul III

   in 1491

   1 moment here

   Alessandro Farnese, Pope Paul III, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1534 until 1549.…

Moments

1. 1491 Retreats to La Rábida Christopher Columbus
2. 1491 Birth at Saint-Malo Jacques Cartier
3. 1491 Studies at the University of Kraków Nicolaus Copernicus
4. 1491 Service in the Roman Curia Pope Paul III
5. 1491 Birth at Loyola Ignatius of Loyola

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