March 4 » Hernán Cortés arrives in Mexico in search of the Aztec civilization and its wealth.
June 28 » Charles V is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
August 10 » Ferdinand Magellan's five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe. The Basque second-in-command Juan Sebastián Elcano will complete the expedition after Magellan's death in the Philippines.
August 15 » Panama City, Panama is founded.
August 20 » Philosopher and general Wang Yangming defeats Zhu Chenhao, ending the Prince of Ning rebellion against the reign of the Ming dynasty's Zhengde Emperor.
September 20 » Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
April 27 » Combined forces of Spain and the Papal States defeat a French and Venetian army at the Battle of Bicocca.
June 26 » Ottomans begin the second Siege of Rhodes.
September 6 » The Victoria returns to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain, the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition and the first known ship to circumnavigate the world.
September 8 » Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation: Victoria arrives at Seville, technically completing the first circumnavigation.
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