Tobacco in Europe (1400-1600)

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  • 1528

    Tobacco in Europe

    Tobacco in Europe
    The Spanish introduced tobacco to Europeans
  • 1533

    Diego Columbus

    Diego Columbus
    mentioned a tobacco merchant of Lisbon in his will, showing how quickly the traffic had sprung up
  • 1559

    Jean Nicot sent samples to Paris

    Jean Nicot sent samples to Paris
    Jean Nicot, French ambassador in Lisbon, sent samples to Paris. The French, Spanish, and Portuguese initially referred to the plant as the "sacred herb" because of its valuable medicinal properties.
  • 1563

    Doctor Conrad Gesner

    Doctor Conrad Gesner
    Swiss doctor Conrad Gesner reported that chewing or smoking a tobacco leaf "has a wonderful power of producing a kind of peaceful drunkenness"
  • 1570

    Botanist referred to tobacco as Nicotiana

    Botanist referred to tobacco as Nicotiana
    botanists referred to tobacco as Nicotiana
  • 1571

    Doctor Nicolas Monardes wrote a book about the history of medicinal plants of the new world

    Doctor Nicolas Monardes wrote a book about the history of medicinal plants of the new world
    Spanish doctor Nicolas Monardes wrote a book about the history of medicinal plants of the new world. In this he claimed that tobacco could cure 36 health problems and reported that the plant was first brought to Spain for its flowers, but "Now we use it to a greater extent for the sake of its virtues than for its beauty"
  • 1578

    first ''Virginia'' tobacco to Europe from the Roanoke Colony

    first ''Virginia'' tobacco to Europe from the Roanoke Colony
    Before Sir Walter Raleigh brought the first "Virginia" tobacco to Europe from the Roanoke Colony, referring to it as tobah