Crowd storms Savonarola's convent San Marco Florence, Italy
Crowd storms Savonarola's convent San Marco Florence, Italy
Crowd storms Savonarola's convent San Marco Florence, Italy
Events Before
Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for his first voyage to the New World (disputed)
Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for his first voyage to the New World (disputed)
John Cabot claims parts of North America for England in what is now Eastern Canada, believing he has found Asia in Newfo
John Cabot claims parts of North America for England in what is now Eastern Canada, believing he has found Asia in Newfoundland
Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama departs on his first voyage and becomes the first European to reach India by sea
Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama departs on his first voyage and becomes the first European to reach India by sea
Italian explorer John Cabot returns to Bristol from North America (Newfoundland), becoming the first European to do so s
Italian explorer John Cabot returns to Bristol from North America (Newfoundland), becoming the first European to do so since the Vikings
Explorer John Cabot tells King Henry VII of his trip to "Asia"
Explorer John Cabot tells King Henry VII of his trip to "Asia"
Events After
Louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep duchy for the crown
Louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep duchy for the crown
France & Venice sign treaty against Milan
France & Venice sign treaty against Milan
Spanish conquistador Alonso de Ojeda is the first European to sight Curacao Island
Spanish conquistador Alonso de Ojeda is the first European to sight Curacao Island
First engagement of the Battle of Zonchio between Venetian and Ottoman fleets
First engagement of the Battle of Zonchio between Venetian and Ottoman fleets
Battle of Sapienza: Turkish fleet defeats Venetians
Battle of Sapienza: Turkish fleet defeats Venetians
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Muhammad XII, the last Emir of Granada, surrenders the city of Granada to Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Casti
Muhammad XII, the last Emir of Granada, surrenders the city of Granada to Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, ending the Reconquista and centuries of Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula
Juw Dekama is elected Potestaat of Frisia
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Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine
Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine
Louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep duchy for the crown
Louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of Brittany to keep duchy for the crown
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