1521 - Wikipedia 1521 (MDXXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1521st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 521st year of the 2nd millennium, the 21st year of the 16th century, and the 2nd year of the 1520s decade
Historical Events in 1521 - On This Day Historical events from year 1521 Learn about 25 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1521 or search by date or keyword
Battle of Tenochtitlan | Summary Fall of the Aztec Empire . . . Battle of Tenochtitlán, (May 22–August 13, 1521), military engagement between the Aztecs and a coalition of Spanish and indigenous combatants Spanish conquistadores commanded by Hernán Cortés allied with local tribes to conquer the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlán
1521 Archives | HISTORY Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths On January 3, 1521, Pope Leo X issues the papal bull Decet Romanum
1521 Explained August 20 - The Italian War of 1521–1526 breaks out between Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Francis I of France as Henry III of Nassau-Breda leads Imperial troops on an invasion of northeastern France
Diet of Worms - Wikipedia The Diet of Worms of 1521 (German: Reichstag zu Worms [ˈʁaɪçstaːk tsuː ˈvɔʁms]) was an imperial diet (a formal deliberative assembly) of the Holy Roman Empire called by Emperor Charles V and conducted in the Imperial Free City of Worms
World History Timeline: 16th Century, 1521 to 1530 1521 Hernán Cortés (Cortes), with cannon and an enlarged army of Spaniards and Indians, attacks the Mexica (Aztecs) at Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) The people of Tenochtitlan have no guns and are weakened by small pox Their supply of water is cut They are killed by the thousands and defeated
Key developments of 1521 | Just World News To summarize: 1521 was a big year for Spain’s empire-building– both in Mexico and in the Philippines (where it continued, even after Magellan’s killing ) But already, in Germany, Luther and his heresies were starting to dent the Catholic monopoly of Christianity in Europe