WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO OCTOBER 1520
Find out what all happened February to October 1520

Ferdinand Magellan discovers a strait now known as Strait of Magellan. (21. October 1520)

Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés fight their way out of Tenochtitlan. (30. June 1520)

The massacre at the festival of Tóxcatl takes place during the Fall of Tenochtitlan, resulting in turning the Aztecs against the Spanish. (20. May 1520)

The Revolt of the Comuneros begins in Spain against the rule of Charles V. (16. April 1520)

Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in papal bull Exsurge Domine. (15. June 1520)

João Álvares Fagundes discovers the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, bestowing them their original name of "Islands of the 11,000 Virgins". (21. October 1520)

Spanish conquistadores defeat a larger Aztec army at the Battle of Otumba. (7. July 1520)

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