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Sep 1, 1450
Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press
Is important because it was a great advance for writing in general,but more for writers,since they could make copies of books much faster and more quantity. -
May 29, 1453
Fall of Constantinople
The fall of Constantinople in 1453 was a historical event that put an end to the last vestige of the Eastern Roman Empire. -
Aug 23, 1453
Nicolas Copernicus
Copernicus makes his heliocentric hypothesis. -
Oct 2, 1453
Lazarillo de Tormes
Public the “Lazarillo de Tormes” -Is important because it was one of the first books of the modern novel. -
Oct 12, 1492
Discovery of America
Discovery of America in 1492, consisting of the arrival in America of a Spanish expedition led by Christopher Columbus by order of the Catholic Monarchs, Isabel de Castilla and Fernando de Aragón. -
Apr 21, 1509
Henry VIII becomes king of England
Henry VIII was King of England, he has come to be remembered historically for his six marriages and the beheading of two of his women, although there were reforms and very important events that we will explain later. -
Apr 15, 1520
Hernan Cortes
Hernán Cortés arrives in Mexico. begins the conquest of America. -
Feb 13, 1562
Sta. Teresa de Jesús
Santa Teresa- Is important because she wrote the book of the life -
Miguel de Cervantes
Cervantes publishes el quijote- A book that starts a new area and one of the most important books in Spain. -
Galileo discovered the moons of Jupite
In 1610, the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei discovered, using a homemade telescope, four moons orbiting around the planet Jupiter.
