On This Day

Remaining crew of Spanish Narváez Expedition depart Florida in 5 crude boats destined for Texas, by sailing along the co

Remaining crew of Spanish Narváez Expedition depart Florida in 5 crude boats destined for Texas, by sailing along the coast, a course disrupted by storms that carry them out to open Gulf of Mexico waters; boats land on barrier islands in early November [1]

Remaining crew of Spanish Narváez Expedition depart Florida in 5 crude boats destined for Texas, by sailing along the coast, a course disrupted by storms that carry them out to open Gulf of Mexico waters; boats land on barrier islands in early November [1]

Events Before

  1. Croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I of Austria as King of Croatia in the Parliament on Cetin

    The Kingdom of Croatia (Croatian: Kraljevina Hrvatska; Latin: Regnum Croatiae; Hungarian: Horvát Királyság, German: Königreich Kroatien) was part of the Lands of the Hungarian Crown, but was subject...

  2. Spanish and German Imperial troops sack Rome, ending the Renaissance. Charles III, Duke of Bourbon is killed in the assa

    Spanish and German Imperial troops sack Rome, ending the Renaissance. Charles III, Duke of Bourbon is killed in the assault removing any restraint for the victorious soldiers.

  3. Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with five ships and 600 men; by 1536, only four men are still alive

    Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with five ships and 600 men; by 1536, only four men are still alive

  4. Ferdinand of Austria crowned as king of Bohemia

    Ferdinand of Austria crowned as king of Bohemia

  5. Florence becomes a republic

    The Republic of Florence (Latin: Res publica Florentina; Old Italian: Republica di Fiorenza), known officially as the Florentine Republic, was a medieval and early modern state that was centered on...

Events After

  1. Second Diet of Speyer convenes, condemns and attempts to reverse 1526 Diet of Speyers relaxation of ban on Luther's teac

    Second Diet of Speyer convenes, condemns and attempts to reverse 1526 Diet of Speyers relaxation of ban on Luther's teachings); official protest to attempted reversal on 25 April creates the term "Protestantism"

  2. Treaty of Saragosa: Spain and Portugal divide eastern hemisphere

    Treaty of Saragosa: Spain and Portugal divide eastern hemisphere

  3. 30 Jews of Posing, Hungary, charged with blood ritual, burned at stake

    30 Jews of Posing, Hungary, charged with blood ritual, burned at stake

  4. Zurich declares war on Catholic cantons

    Zurich declares war on Catholic cantons

  5. Battle of Landriano: Imperial-Spanish forces under Don Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova, beat a French army under Fra

    Battle of Landriano: Imperial-Spanish forces under Don Antonio de Leyva, Duke of Terranova, beat a French army under Francis de Bourbon, Comte de St. Pol

More from the 1520s

Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on September 22, 1528?
Remaining crew of Spanish Narváez Expedition depart Florida in 5 crude boats destined for Texas, by sailing along the coast, a course disrupted by storms that carry them out to open Gulf of Mexico waters; boats land on barrier islands in early November [1]

Explore More