Historical figures in Granada

The atlas holds 5 people and 7 moments here, from 1350 to 1604. The most recorded lives are Christopher Columbus, Ibn Battuta and Ibn Khaldun. Among them Writers, Explorers and Scientists, across the Renaissance and the Age of Exploration.

Notable people

  1. Christopher Columbus

    from 1492 to 1500

    3 moments here

    Genoese navigator who completed four Castilian-sponsored Atlantic expeditions between 1492 and 1504.…

  2. Ibn Battuta

    in 1350

    1 moment here

    Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…

  3. Ibn Khaldun

    in 1362

    1 moment here

    Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) was a Tunis-born historian, jurist, political official, teacher, and author of the Muqaddimah.…

  4. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

    in 1526

    1 moment here

    Charles V (1500–1558), also Charles I of Spain, was Holy Roman Emperor, king of Spain, and ruler of the Habsburg Netherlands.…

  5. Lope de Vega

    in 1604

    1 moment here

    Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist of the Spanish Golden Age. Born and died in Madrid, Lope de Vega studied in Madrid and Alcalá, served in naval…

Moments

  1. 1350 Visits Granada Ibn Battuta
  2. 1362 Arrival in Nasrid Granada Ibn Khaldun
  3. 1492 Waits at the Granada campaign camp Christopher Columbus
  4. 1492 Signs the Santa Fe agreement Christopher Columbus
  5. 1500 Appears before the monarchs at the Alhambra Christopher Columbus
  6. 1526 Honeymoon at the Alhambra Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  7. 1604 Stay in Granada Lope de Vega

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