Historical figures in 1492

The atlas holds 4 people and 14 moments here, in 1492. The most recorded lives are Christopher Columbus, Albrecht Dürer and Vasco da Gama. Among them Explorers, Engineers and Inventors and Historians.

Notable people

1. Christopher Columbus

   in 1492

   9 moments here

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

2. Albrecht Dürer

   in 1492

   2 moments here

   German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the Northern Renaissance. Born and died in Nuremberg, Dürer trained there before traveling through the…

3. Vasco da Gama

   in 1492

   2 moments here

   Portuguese mariner, explorer and nobleman whose voyages connected Portugal and India by sea around southern Africa.…

4. Thomas More

   in 1492

   1 moment here

   English lawyer, humanist author, royal councillor, Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Lord Chancellor under…

Moments

1. 1492 Stay in Basel Albrecht Dürer
2. 1492 Wanderjahre visit to Colmar Albrecht Dürer
3. 1492 Waits at the Granada campaign camp Christopher Columbus
4. 1492 Studies at Oxford Thomas More
5. 1492 Mission in the Algarve Vasco da Gama
6. 1492 Mission to Setubal Vasco da Gama
7. 1492 Signs the Santa Fe agreement Christopher Columbus
8. 1492 Attends reading of the Palos order Christopher Columbus
9. 1492 Departs Palos on the first voyage Christopher Columbus
10. 1492 Sails from La Gomera Christopher Columbus
11. 1492 Lands on Cuba Christopher Columbus
12. 1492 Makes first American landfall Christopher Columbus
13. 1492 Explores northwestern Hispaniola Christopher Columbus
14. 1492 Meets Guacanagaríx at La Navidad Christopher Columbus

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