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Cesare Borgia returns in triumph to Rome from Romagna

Cesare Borgia returns in triumph to Rome from Romagna

Cesare Borgia returns in triumph to Rome from Romagna

Events Before

  1. Pedro Álvares Cabral is the first European to discover Brazil, landing near Monte Pascoal and claiming it for Portugal

    Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil.

  2. "Blood Wedding" of Astorre Baglione & Lavinia Colonna in Perugia family Baglione massacre

    "Blood Wedding" of Astorre Baglione & Lavinia Colonna in Perugia family Baglione massacre

  3. King Manuel of Portugal (31) marries his second wife Maria of Aragon (18), daughter of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain an

    King Manuel of Portugal (31) marries his second wife Maria of Aragon (18), daughter of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain and the sister of his first wife Isabella, in Alcácer do Sal

  4. Vicente Yáñez Pinzón becomes the first European to set foot in Brazil

    Vicente Yáñez Pinzón becomes the first European to set foot in Brazil

  5. Battle of Hemmingstedt: German peasant army of Dithmarschen repels King John of Denmark and his brother Duke Frederick's

    Battle of Hemmingstedt: German peasant army of Dithmarschen repels King John of Denmark and his brother Duke Frederick's army of Schleswig and Holstein

Events After

  1. Founder of the Safavid dynasty, Ismail I, is crowned Shah of Persia (rules till 1524)

    Founder of the Safavid dynasty, Ismail I, is crowned Shah of Persia (rules till 1524)

  2. Jacobus IV of Scotland marries Margaretha Tudor

    Jacobus IV of Scotland marries Margaretha Tudor

  3. The present-day location of Rio de Janeiro is first explored

    Rio de Janeiro, also known simply as Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro.

  4. Muslims in Granada forced to convert to Catholicism

    Muslims in Granada forced to convert to Catholicism

  5. Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres, new Governor of the Indies sets sail for the Indies with fleet of 30 ships, largest-ever fl

    Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres, new Governor of the Indies sets sail for the Indies with fleet of 30 ships, largest-ever fleet to the New World

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