January 31 » The Treaty of Lyon ends the Italian War, confirming French domination of northern Italy, while Spain receives the Kingdom of Naples.
February 29 » Christopher Columbus uses his knowledge of a lunar eclipse that night to convince Jamaican natives to provide him with supplies.
July 2 » Bogdan III the One-Eyed becomes Voivode of Moldavia.
August 19 » In Ireland, the Hiberno-Norman de Burghs (Burkes) and Anglo-Norman Fitzgeralds fight in the Battle of Knockdoe.
September 13 » Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand issue a Royal Warrant for the construction of a Royal Chapel (Capilla Real) to be built.
December 8 » Ahmad ibn Abi Jum'ah penned his Oran fatwa, arguing for the relaxation of Islamic law requirements for the forcibly converted Muslims in Spain.
April 19 » The Treaty of Frankfurt between Protestants and the Holy Roman Emperor is signed.
April 27 » Re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (now Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar.
June 3 » Hernando de Soto claims Florida for Spain.
June 10 » Council of Trent: Pope Paul III sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had traveling to Venice.
October 6 » Spain's DeSoto expedition takes over the Apalachee capital of Anhaica for their winter quarters.
April 19 » The Treaty of Frankfurt between Protestants and the Holy Roman Emperor is signed.
April 27 » Re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (now Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar.
May 30 » In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding gold.
June 10 » Council of Trent: Pope Paul III sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had traveling to Venice.
October 6 » Spain's DeSoto expedition takes over the Apalachee capital of Anhaica for their winter quarters.
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