May 22 » The massacre at the festival of Tóxcatl takes place during the Fall of Tenochtitlan, resulting in turning the Aztecs against the Spanish.
June 15 » Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine.
July 1 » Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés fight their way out of Tenochtitlan after nightfall.
July 7 » Spanish conquistadores defeat a larger Aztec army at the Battle of Otumba.
November 8 » Stockholm Bloodbath begins: A successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces results in the execution of around 100 people mostly noblemen.
November 28 » An expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan passes through the Strait of Magellan.
April 30 » Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, allowing freedom of religion to the Huguenots.
April 30 » Juan de Oñate begins the conquest of Santa Fe de Nuevo México.
July 22 » William Shakespeare’s play, The Merchant of Venice, is entered on the Stationers’ Register. By decree of Queen Elizabeth, the Stationers’ Register licensed printed works, giving the Crown tight control over all published material.
August 14 » Nine Years' War: Battle of the Yellow Ford: Irish forces under Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, defeats an English expeditionary force under Henry Bagenal.
December 21 » Battle of Curalaba: The revolting Mapuche, led by cacique Pelentaru, inflict a major defeat on Spanish troops in southern Chile.
December 23 » Arauco War: Governor of Chile Martín García Óñez de Loyola is killed in the Battle of Curalaba by Mapuches led by Pelantaru.
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