Political Leaders of the Age of Exploration
The atlas holds 16 people and 313 moments here, from 1415 to 1647.
Moments
- 1517 Commission business at Calais Thomas More
- 1519 Stay on Cozumel Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Recruiting stop at Trinidad Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Anchorage at Potonchán Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Meeting Aztec governors at San Juan de Ulúa Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Dies at Clos Lucé Leonardo da Vinci
- 1519 Alliance at Cempoala Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Foundation of Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Royal-service correspondence from Woking Thomas More
- 1519 Campaign in Tlaxcallan Hernán Cortés
- 1519 March to Cholula Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Entry into Tenochtitlan Hernán Cortés
- 1520 Return to Tenochtitlan during uprising Hernán Cortés
- 1520 Attendance at the Field of the Cloth of Gold Thomas More
- 1520 Retreat to Tlaxcala Hernán Cortés
- 1520 Commercial mission to Lucca Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1521 Franciscan chapter mission Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1521 Conquers Šabac Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1521 Diplomatic journey to Calais and Bruges Thomas More
- 1521 Diplomatic stay at Bruges Thomas More
- 1521 Fall of Tenochtitlan Hernán Cortés
- 1521 Encircles Belgrade Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1522 Later observations from Frombork Nicolaus Copernicus
- 1522 Takes personal charge at Rhodes Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1522 Residence at Coyoacán Hernán Cortés
- 1523 Royal-service correspondence from Easthampstead Thomas More
- 1524 Departure for Honduras Hernán Cortés
- 1525 Administration at Trujillo Hernán Cortés
- 1525 Crossing to Nito Hernán Cortés
- 1525 Sailing to Puerto de Caballos Hernán Cortés
- 1525 Presentation of Florentine Histories Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1525 Wool Guild mission Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1525 Move to Chelsea Thomas More
- 1525 Arrival at Lake Petén Itzá Hernán Cortés
- 1525 Passage through Acalan Hernán Cortés
- 1526 Advances into Buda Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1526 Departs Constantinople for Hungary Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1526 Return to Mexico City Hernán Cortés
- 1526 Mission to the League army Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1526 Commands at Mohács Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1527 Death in Florence Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1528 First return to Spain Hernán Cortés
- 1529 Besieges Vienna Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1529 Arrives at Osijek Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1529 Peace negotiations at Cambrai Thomas More
- 1530 Retirement at Cuernavaca Hernán Cortés
- 1532 Writes from Osijek Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1533 Birth at the family estate Michel de Montaigne
- 1534 Presentation to Francis I Jacques Cartier
- 1534 First-voyage departure Jacques Cartier