1532
Pizarro Ambushes Atahualpa
At Cajamarca, in the Andean highlands, Francisco Pizarro and one hundred sixty-eight Spaniards lured the Inca emperor Atahualpa into a trap and slaughtered…
Machiavelli's Prince Published Posthumously
Five years after Niccolo Machiavelli's death, a Roman printer issued The Prince with papal permission.
Religious Peace of Nuremberg
Charles V, distracted by Ottoman advances up the Danube, granted the German Lutheran princes a temporary truce.
Rabelais Publishes Pantagruel
A defrocked French monk turned physician named Francois Rabelais published the comic adventures of the giant Pantagruel, crammed with Latin puns, bodily…
Ottomans Besiege Koszeg
A small Croatian garrison of seven hundred men held off Suleiman's enormous army at the tiny Hungarian border fortress of Koszeg for three weeks.
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1532?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1532. The most significant is Pizarro Ambushes Atahualpa.
What era was 1532 part of?
1532 falls within the Renaissance (1501-1650). Reformation, conquest, and the world drawn whole.
Which regions saw notable events in 1532?
The events from 1532 span South America and Europe.