Historical figures in Valladolid

The atlas holds 4 people and 6 moments here, from 1506 to 1604. The most recorded lives are Miguel de Cervantes, Christopher Columbus and Peter Paul Rubens. Among them Architects, Engineers and Inventors and Explorers, across the Age of Exploration and the Renaissance.

Notable people

1. Miguel de Cervantes

   from 1551 to 1604

   2 moments here

   Spanish novelist, playwright, poet, soldier, purchasing agent and tax collector, best known for Don Quixote.…

2. Christopher Columbus

   in 1506

   2 moments here

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

3. Peter Paul Rubens

   in 1603

   1 moment here

   Flemish Baroque painter, designer, humanist, collector, and diplomat. Rubens was born at Siegen, spent formative years in Cologne and Antwerp, worked…

4. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

   in 1518

   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.…

Moments

1. 1506 Follows the court to Valladolid Christopher Columbus
2. 1506 Dies in Valladolid Christopher Columbus
3. 1518 Recognition by the Castilian Cortes Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
4. 1551 Childhood relocation to Valladolid Miguel de Cervantes
5. 1603 Diplomatic mission at Valladolid Peter Paul Rubens
6. 1604 Resides at the Valladolid house Miguel de Cervantes

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