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
- 1522 Residence at Coyoacán Hernán Cortés
- 1523 Royal-service correspondence from Easthampstead Thomas More
- 1524 Makes the Black Monastery his family home Martin Luther
- 1524 Arrival near Dabul as viceroy Vasco da Gama
- 1524 Departure for Honduras Hernán Cortés
- 1524 Death at Cochin Vasco da Gama
- 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 Honeymoon at the Alhambra Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1526 Mohács campaign Mimar Sinan
- 1526 Advances into Buda Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1526 Marriage to Isabella of Portugal Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- 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 Remains in republican Florence Michelangelo
- 1527 Death in Florence Niccolò Machiavelli
- 1528 Stay in Paris François Rabelais
- 1528 Death in Nuremberg Albrecht Dürer
- 1528 First return to Spain Hernán Cortés
- 1529 Whale House residence in Freiburg Desiderius Erasmus
- 1529 Legal studies at Bourges John Calvin
- 1529 Vienna campaign Mimar Sinan
- 1529 Besieges Vienna Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1529 Departure from Basel Desiderius Erasmus
- 1529 Relocation to Freiburg im Breisgau Desiderius Erasmus
- 1529 Inspects Ferrara’s fortifications Michelangelo
- 1529 Arrives at Osijek Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1529 Peace negotiations at Cambrai Thomas More
- 1529 Flees toward Venice Michelangelo
- 1529 Meets Zwingli at Marburg Castle Martin Luther
- 1529 Returns to besieged Florence Michelangelo
- 1530 Retirement at Cuernavaca Hernán Cortés
- 1530 Hides after Florence falls Michelangelo
- 1530 Imperial coronation by Clement VII Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1530 Takes refuge at Veste Coburg Martin Luther
- 1530 Opening the Diet of Augsburg Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1531 Return to Paris after his father's death John Calvin
- 1532 Campaign to reinforce Vienna Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1532 Physician at the Hôtel-Dieu de Lyon François Rabelais
- 1532 Writes from Osijek Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1533 Birth at the family estate Michel de Montaigne
- 1533 Birth at Greenwich Palace Elizabeth I