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1451
catholic monarchs
The Catholic Monarchs is the title with which are known historically Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon, granted by the Pope Alexander VI. The Catholic Monarchs were the last effective representatives of Dynasty Trastámara in the kingdom of Aragon and Castile. -
Period: 1452 to 1519
Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was a Florentine polymath of the Italian Renaissance. He was simultaneously a painter, anatomist, architect, paleontologist, botanist, writer, sculptor, philosopher, engineer, inventor, musician, poet, and urban planner. He died accompanied by Francesco Melzi, to whom he bequeathed his projects, designs and paintings. -
1453
Fall Constantinople
Fall of Constantinople, (May 29, 1453), conquest of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire.
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1455
Printing press by Gutemberg
Johannes Gutenberg is known for having designed and built the first known mechanized printing press in Europe. In 1455 he used it to print the Gutenberg Bible, which is one of the earliest books in the world to be printed from movable type. -
Period: 1475 to 1564
Michael Angelo
Michelangelo Buonarroti, known in Spanish as Miguel Ángel, was an Italian Renaissance architect, sculptor, painter and poet, considered one of the greatest artists in history both for his sculptures and for his paintings and architectural work. -
1492
Discover of America
On April 17, 1492 the Capitulations of Santa Fe (Granada) were signed. Due to this fact, Columbus is appointed admiral, viceroy and governor of the lands he discovers. -
1494
Tordesillas Treaty
The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreement of 1494 between Spain and Portugal to divide the world by means of an imaginary line in the center of the Atlantic Ocean. -
Period: 1509 to 1569
John Calvin
Juan Calvino, baptized with the name of Jehan Cauvin, Latinized as Calvinus, was a French theologian and philosopher, considered one of the authors and managers of the Protestant Reformation. -
Period: 1516 to 1555
Juana I of Castilla´s reign
Juana I of Castilla, called "la Loca" was queen of Castile from 1504 to 1555, and of Aragon and Navarre, from 1516 to 1555. -
1517
Martin Luther 95 theses
Questioning the power and efficacy of indulgences, better known as the ninety-five theses -
Period: 1520 to 1558
Carlos V´s reign
Carlos I of Spain and V of the Holy Roman Empire, called "Cesar", reigned together with his mother, Juana I of Castile. -
1534
Henry VIII Act of Supremacy
In 1534 Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy which defined the right of Henry VIII to be supreme head on earth of the Church of England -
1545
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was an ecumenical council of the Catholic Church developed in discontinuous periods during twenty-five sessions between the years 1545 and 1563. It took place in Trento, a city in the north of present-day Italy, which was then a free imperial city governed by a prince-bishop. -
Period: 1556 to
Felipe II´s reign
Philip II of Spain, called "el Prudente", was King of Spain from January 15, 1556 until his death; of Naples and Sicily since 1554 -
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Felipe III´s reign
Philip III of Spain, called "the Pious", was King of Spain and Portugal from September 13, 1598 until his death. -
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Velázquez
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, known as Diego Velázquez, was a Spanish Baroque painter -
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Felipe IV´s reign
Philip IV of Spain, called "el Grande" or "el Rey Planeta", was king of Spain from March 31, 1621 until his death -
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Carlos III
Carlos II of Spain, called "the Bewitched", was King of Spain between 1665 and 1700. Son and heir of Felipe IV and Mariana of Austria -
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Spanish Succession War
The War of the Spanish Succession was an international conflict that lasted from 1701 until the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. -
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French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of major social upheaval that began in 1787 and ended in 1799