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France & Spain sign truce

France & Spain sign truce

France & Spain sign truce

Events Before

  1. Casa de Contratación (House of Trade) established by the Crown of Castile in the port of Seville to deal with American a

    Casa de Contratación (House of Trade) established by the Crown of Castile in the port of Seville to deal with American affairs

  2. Disfida di Barletta - Famous challenge between 13 Italian and 13 French knights near Barletta, Southern Italy

    The Challenge of Barletta (Italian: Disfida di Barletta) was a duel fought in the countryside of Trani, near Barletta, Southern Italy, on 13 February 1503, during the Third Italian War, on the plains...

  3. Battle at Cerignalo: Spanish army under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba defeats a French force led by Louis d'Armagnac, Duk

    Battle at Cerignalo: Spanish army under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba defeats a French force led by Louis d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours

  4. Queen Isabella of Spain bans violence against Indians in the Americas

    Queen Isabella of Spain bans violence against Indians in the Americas

  5. Portuguese hold a mass to celebrate the completion of Fort Manuel their first fort and the first European fort in India,

    Portuguese hold a mass to celebrate the completion of Fort Manuel their first fort and the first European fort in India, at Cochin (Kochi)

Events After

  1. 7th Spanish India Armada of 21 ships led by Francisco de Almeida, departs Lisbon, aiming to establish a Portuguese Vicer

    7th Spanish India Armada of 21 ships led by Francisco de Almeida, departs Lisbon, aiming to establish a Portuguese Viceroy in India

  2. Jews are expelled from Orange Burgandy by Philibert of Luxembourg

    Jews are expelled from Orange Burgandy by Philibert of Luxembourg

  3. 7th Spanish Armada plunders the trading island of Kilwa, on the Sawhili coast of Africa, erecting a fort and establishin

    7th Spanish Armada plunders the trading island of Kilwa, on the Sawhili coast of Africa, erecting a fort and establishing a garrison

  4. The 7th Portuguese Armada to India arrives at Mombasa Island, a major Arab trading port on the Swahili coast, and procee

    The 7th Portuguese Armada to India arrives at Mombasa Island, a major Arab trading port on the Swahili coast, and proceeds to sack and plunder the city into submission

  5. Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri sends an expedition of 1100 men to oppose Portuguese expansion in India and safe

    Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri sends an expedition of 1100 men to oppose Portuguese expansion in India and safeguard passage to Mecca

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