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Period: 1436 to 1456
Christopher Columbus
Was a navigator, cartographer, admiral, viceroy and governor general of the Indies in the service of the Crown of Castile, famous for having made the so-called discovery of America, in 1492. -
Period: 1448 to 1449
The Siege of Orléans
The Siege of Orléans was a turning point in the Hundred Years' War between France and England. It was the greatest victory for France in the war. -
Period: 1485 to 1486
Birth of Venus
The quart was created by Botticelli in Florence. The goddess Venus is arriving out of the ocean after her birth was an adult woman. -
Oct 12, 1492
Discovery of America
Christopher Columbus, a Genoese navigator, sought to reach India by the Atlantic. After the rejection of King John I of Portugal, the Catholic Monarchs financed his project. Columbus left Palos on August 3, 1492 for the Canary Islands with 300 men and three ships: the Pinta, the Niña and the Santa María. They sighted land on October 12, 1492. -
1520
The Protestant Reformation began.
The Protestant Reformation in Switzerland was initially promoted by Ulrich Zwingli, who gained the support of the magistrate, Mark Reust, and the people of Zurich -
Aug 13, 1521
Conquest of the Aztec Empire.
In 1521, Hernán Cortés, commanding a small group of Spaniards and a coalition of indigenous peoples, conquered the city of Tenochtitlan, putting an end to the powerful Aztec Empire -
Period: 1544 to
Catholic Counter-Reformation.
Movement of reorganization and opposition of the Catholic Church to try to counteract the advance of the Reformation and prevent new currents considered heretical from prospering.