WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 16. CENTURY
Find out what all happened in the first half of the 16. century

Treaty of Nagyvarad between Ferdinand I and John Zápolya. (24. February 1538)

The Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is executed by Hernán Cortés's forces. (28. February 1525)

Christopher Columbus uses his knowledge of a lunar eclipse that night to convince Native Americans to provide him with supplies. (29. February 1504)

Hernán Cortés arrives in Mexico in search of the Aztec civilization and its wealth. (4. March 1519)

Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Guam. (6. March 1521)

Several hundred Spanish and indigenous troops under the command of Pedro de Valdivia defeat an army of 60,000 Mapuche at the Battle of Penco during the Arauco War in present-day Chile. (12. March 1550)

First meeting of the Council of Trent. (15. March 1545)

Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Philippines. (16. March 1521)

Ferdinand II of Aragon commissions Amerigo Vespucci chief navigator of the Spanish Empire. (22. March 1508)

Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. (23. March 1540)

Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León reaches the northern end of The Bahamas on his first voyage to Florida. (27. March 1513)

The city of Salvador da Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded. (29. March 1549)

Potosí is founded after the discovery of major silver deposits in the area. (1. April 1545)

Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León first sights land in what is now Florida. (2. April 1513)

Royal Entry of Charles V into Rome: the last Roman triumph. (5. April 1536)

Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Cebu. (7. April 1521)

Francis Xavier leaves Lisbon on a mission to the Portuguese East Indies. (7. April 1541)

St John's College, Cambridge, England, founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort, receives its charter. (9. April 1511)

War of the League of Cambrai: French forces led by Gaston de Foix win the Battle of Ravenna. (11. April 1512)

French forces defeat a Spanish army at the Battle of Ceresole. (11. April 1544)