1835
Darwin Reaches the Galápagos
HMS Beagle anchored off the volcanic Galápagos Islands, and a seasick young naturalist named Charles Darwin began collecting finches, iguanas, and tortoises.
Texas Revolution Begins
American settlers in Mexican Texas, alarmed by Santa Anna's centralist turn and his abolition of state legislatures, began refusing orders and raising militias.
Andersen's First Fairy Tales
A poor Danish shoemaker's son published a slim booklet of stories - 'The Tinderbox,' 'The Princess and the Pea.'
Macaulay Minute on Indian Education
Thomas Babington Macaulay, Britain's arrogant lawmaker in Calcutta, wrote a memorandum arguing that Indian higher education should be in English…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1835?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1835. The most significant is Darwin Reaches the Galápagos: HMS Beagle anchored off the volcanic Galápagos Islands, and a seasick young naturalist named Charles Darwin began collecting finches, iguanas, and tortoises.
What era was 1835 part of?
1835 falls within the Industrial Age (1801-1900). Steam, empire, and the unmaking of the old order.
Which regions saw notable events in 1835?
The events from 1835 span South America, North America, Europe and South Asia.