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Period: 1346 to 1352
The Black Death
una infección que se transmite principalmente a los humanos a través de pulgas infectadas que viajan en roedores. -
1428
cosimo de medici inherits medici bank
Cosimo inherited both his wealth and his expertise in banking from his father Giovanni, who had gone from being a moneylender to join the bank of his relative Vieri di Cambio de' Medici. -
Period: 1434 to 1492
The city of Florence becomes a center of Renaissance
The city of Florence becomes a center of Renaissance art and learning. The Medici family finances most of the major artists of this period. -
Feb 23, 1455
Gutenberg bible is published
The Gutenberg Bible was the first European book published on a printing press using moveable metal type. -
Oct 12, 1491
Columbus reaches the Bahamas
What Columbus actually reached on that October day was an island he named San Salvador that is now part of the Bahamas. -
Sep 25, 1554
Peace of Augsburg
Peace of Augsburg, first permanent legal basis for the coexistence of Lutheranism and Catholicism in Germany