1533
Atahualpa Executed at Cajamarca
After filling a room with gold in exchange for his freedom, Atahualpa was tried by Pizarro on trumped charges and garroted in the square at Cajamarca.
Henry VIII Marries Anne Boleyn
In a secret ceremony at Whitehall, Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn while still technically wed to Catherine of Aragon.
Pizarro Enters Cuzco
Francisco Pizarro marched into Cuzco, the navel of the Inca world, past temples sheathed in gold.
Holbein Paints the Ambassadors
Hans Holbein the Younger completed a double portrait of two French diplomats at Henry VIII's court, crammed with scientific instruments, globes…
Nostradamus Treats Plague in Aix
The young physician Michel de Nostredame, traveling through Provence, treated plague victims at Aix-en-Provence using rose-pill remedies of his own invention…
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What happened in the year 1533?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1533. The most significant is Atahualpa Executed at Cajamarca: After filling a room with gold in exchange for his freedom, Atahualpa was tried by Pizarro on trumped charges and garroted in the square at Cajamarca.
What era was 1533 part of?
1533 falls within the Renaissance (1501-1650). Reformation, conquest, and the world drawn whole.
Which regions saw notable events in 1533?
The events from 1533 span South America and Europe.