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Spain in 1519

Historical records for Spain in 1519, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

10Records
9Events
3Named people
3Places
3Categories

Historical records

June

28 June 1519Holy Roman EmperorCharles V

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor

28 June 1519SuccessionCharles V

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor

November

8 November 1519Discovery of Mexico CityHernan del Cortez Valle de Oaxaca

Mexico City · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Enter the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, later Mexico City

8 November 1519Discovery of TenochtitlanHernan del Cortez Valle de Oaxaca

Tenochtitlan · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Enter the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, later Mexico City

Other Events

1519Discovery of MexicoHernan del Cortez Valle de Oaxaca

Vera Cruz · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Cortez lands at Vera Cruz

1519Discovery of Vera CruzHernan del Cortez Valle de Oaxaca

Vera Cruz · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Cortez lands at Vera Cruz

1519Invasion of MexicoHernan del Cortez Valle de Oaxaca

Vera Cruz · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Cortez lands at Vera Cruz

1519MayorFrancisco Pizarro

Government / Government of Spain

Appointed Mayor of Panama

1519Reformation, TheCharles V

House / House of Habsburg

This record states: In addition to conflicts between his Spanish and German inheritances, conflicts of religion would be another source of tension during the reign of Charles V, in 1517.

1519Reformation, TheCharles V

House / House of Habsburg

This record states: Martin Luther initiated what would later be known as the Reformation, at this time, many local Dukes saw a chance to oppose the hegemony of Emperor Charles V the Empire then became fatally divided along religious lines.

Names involved

Charles VFrancisco PizarroHernan del Cortez Valle de Oaxaca

Places involved

Mexico CityTenochtitlanVera Cruz

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.