1519
Magellan Sails from Seville
Ferdinand Magellan, a disgraced Portuguese captain in Spanish service, set out from Seville with five ships and two hundred and seventy men.
Cortes Enters Tenochtitlan
With five hundred Spaniards, sixteen horses, and thousands of Tlaxcalan allies, Hernan Cortes walked along a causeway into the island city of Tenochtitlan…
Leonardo da Vinci Dies at Amboise
In a small chateau on the Loire, the aging polymath Leonardo da Vinci died in the arms, or so legend says, of his patron King Francis I. He left notebooks…
Charles V Elected Emperor
After Jakob Fugger's bank poured eight hundred thousand florins into bribes, the nineteen-year-old Charles of Habsburg was elected Holy Roman Emperor…
Maximilian I Dies at Wels
The Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian, lifelong schemer and patron of Duerer, died with his coffin already traveling beside him.
Leonardo's Last Notebooks
Leonardo da Vinci, nearing death in France, made his final notebook entries on water and the flight of birds.
Zwingli Preaches in Zurich
Appointed people's priest at the Grossmuenster in Zurich, Huldrych Zwingli began preaching sequentially through the Gospel of Matthew in the vernacular…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1519?
Saeculum lists 7 events from 1519. The most significant is Magellan Sails from Seville: Ferdinand Magellan, a disgraced Portuguese captain in Spanish service, set out from Seville with five ships and two hundred and seventy men.
What era was 1519 part of?
1519 falls within the Renaissance (1501-1650). Reformation, conquest, and the world drawn whole.
Which regions saw notable events in 1519?
The events from 1519 span Europe and North America.