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Spain in 1522

Historical records for Spain in 1522, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records
6Events
3Named people
3Places
5Categories

Historical records

May

20 May 1522Imperial ArmyFernando Francisco de Avalos Pescara

Genoa · Warfare / Italian Wars

Led by an Imperial army under the command of Fernando de Avalos & Prosper Colonna against the French defending Genoa, 1st day

20 May 1522Siege of GenoaFernando Francisco de Avalos Pescara

Genoa · Warfare / Italian Wars

Led by an Imperial army under the command of Fernando de Avalos & Prosper Colonna against the French defending Genoa, 1st day. Genoa falls to the Imperial forces led by Fernando de Avalos & Prosper Colonna

July

1 July 1522Edict of WormsCharles V

Brussels · House / House of Habsburg

Additional arrests were made among the Augustinians in Antwerp. Two monks, Johann Esch and Heinrich Voes, refused to recant; on 1 July 1523, they were burned at the stake in Brussels

Other Events

1522Invasion of PeruPascual de Andagoya

Warfare / Military

The native South Americans he encountered told him about a gold-rich territory called Viru, which was on a river called Piru (later corrupted to Peru) and from which they came

1522New WorldPascual de Andagoya

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

The native South Americans he encountered told him about a gold-rich territory called Viru, which was on a river called Piru (later corrupted to Peru) and from which they came. The first attempt to explore western South America was undertaken in 1522 by Pascual de Andagoya

1522Visit to GreenwichCharles V

Greenwich · Government / Government of Spain

Charles V visits England & stays at Greenwich

Names involved

Charles VFernando Francisco de Avalos PescaraPascual de Andagoya

Places involved

BrusselsGenoaGreenwich

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.