Historical figures of the Age of Exploration
The atlas holds 48 people and 992 moments here, from 1415 to 1650. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders.
Moments
- 1513 Retreat to the Albergaccio estate Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1513 Azemmour campaign Ferdinand Magellan
- 1513 Leaves Milan for Rome Leonardo da Vinci
- 1513 Moves to Rome Leonardo da Vinci
- 1514 Hebrew study in Mainz Desiderius Erasmus
- 1514 Purchase of a Frombork tower Nicolaus Copernicus
- 1515 Assumption of rule in the Netherlands Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1515 Visit to Antwerp and meeting with Pieter Gillis Thomas More
- 1515 Visit to Mechelen during Low Countries mission Thomas More
- 1515 Visit to Tournai during Low Countries mission Thomas More
- 1515 Diplomatic mission at Bruges Thomas More
- 1516 Relocates to Amboise Leonardo da Vinci
- 1516 Settles at Clos Lucé Leonardo da Vinci
- 1516 Economic administrator at Allenstein Nicolaus Copernicus
- 1517 Relocation to Seville Ferdinand Magellan
- 1517 Cupid and Psyche Loggia at Villa Farnesina Raphael
- 1517 Residence at Palazzo Caprini Raphael
- 1517 Receives Cardinal d'Aragon Leonardo da Vinci
- 1517 Commission business at Calais Thomas More
- 1518 Recovery in Antwerp Desiderius Erasmus
- 1518 Recognition by the Castilian Cortes Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1518 Defends theses at Heidelberg Martin Luther
- 1518 Examined by Cajetan in Augsburg Martin Luther
- 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 Debates Johann Eck in Leipzig Martin Luther
- 1519 Royal-service correspondence from Woking Thomas More
- 1519 Departure from Seville Ferdinand Magellan
- 1519 Recorded in Florence by his own letter Michelangelo
- 1519 Provisioning stop at Tenerife Ferdinand Magellan
- 1519 Sailing from Sanlúcar de Barrameda Ferdinand Magellan
- 1519 Campaign in Tlaxcallan Hernán Cortés
- 1519 March to Cholula Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Entry into Tenochtitlan Hernán Cortés
- 1519 Stay at Guanabara Bay Ferdinand Magellan
- 1520 Meeting Henry VIII at Canterbury Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1520 Meeting Henry VIII at Gravelines Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1520 Field of the Cloth of Gold Desiderius Erasmus
- 1520 Exploration of Río de la Plata Ferdinand Magellan
- 1520 Franciscan life at Fontenay-le-Comte François Rabelais
- 1520 Burial at the Pantheon Raphael
- 1520 Overwintering at Port St. Julian Ferdinand Magellan
- 1520 Death in Rome Raphael
- 1520 Return to Tenochtitlan during uprising Hernán Cortés
- 1520 Attendance at the Field of the Cloth of Gold Thomas More