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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
2: ...red by the [[United States]] to the north, and [[Belize]] and [[Guatemala]] to the southeast. It is th...
15: national_motto =''Sufragio efectivo, No reelecci
16: ...sh language|Spanish]]: ''Effective suffrage, no reelection)'' |
64: ...the height of their civilization in the tenth and eleventh centuries.
66: ...th century]], and their defeat of the Mexica in [[1521]], marked the beginning of the 300 year-long colo... - List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...plorers]], [[astronaut]], [[conquistador]], [[travelogue]], the [[History of Science and Technology]] ...
14: *[[Charles Albanel]] (1616-1696), Canada
22: *[[Pêro de Barcelos]] ([[15th century]]/[[16th century]] [[Portugue...
25: *[[Samuel Baker]], Africa
30: ...er]] Muslim, visited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Central Asia]], [[East Africa]], [[China]... - Christine de Pizan (6645 bytes)
2: ...anded female roles; although Pisan in fact was merely describing a standard feudal practice whereby th...
4: When she was 24 her husband ɴienne du Castel died, and Pizan became a court writer employed by...
9: ...urse to [[literature | letters]] as a means of livelihood.
11: ...poets, and between that time and 1405, as she herself declares, she composed some fifteen important wo...
13: ...rance]] (1396), took her elder son, [[Jean du Castel]] (b. 1384), and reared him as his own; the boy, ... - Medieval art (6359 bytes)
3: ...evivals, the artists crafts, and the artists themselves.
5: ...art into major periods and movements. They are [[Celtic art]], [[Early Christian art]], [[Migration Pe...
9: ... seen as the history of the interplay between the elements of classical, early Christian and "Barbaria...
17: ...e period some Viking inspirations were added in Ireland.
25: ... an early formative stage from 600-900 and the development of regional styles from 900-1500. - Ponce De Leon (5480 bytes)
2: '''Juan Ponce de León''' (c. 1460 – July 1521) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[conquistador]]. Juan P...
4: ...st settlement in [[Puerto Rico]], Caparra (later relocated to [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]]). He ...
7: ...e León was then removed from office in 1512 and felt his good name had been damaged. Not wishing to s...
9: ...n the ''Historia general de los hechos de los Castellanos'' of [[Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas]].
14: ...]]) before returning to Puerto Rico.[[Image:poncedeleonburial.jpg|thumb|Cathedral where Ponce de Leon ... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian [[scu...
15: *[[Raffaello Santi|Raphael]], ([[1483]]-[[1520]]), [[Italy|Italian]] [[paint...
18: *[[Peter Paul Rubens]], ([[1577]]-[[1640]]), Belgian painter
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]])
43: *[[Else Alfelt]] ([[1910]]-[[1974]]) - Timeline of United States pre-history (before 1600) (1679 bytes)
3: This section of the [[Timeline of United States history]] concerns events '''...
17: *[[1521]]-Cortes destroys the Aztec empire
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29: <td align="center">[[Timeline of United States history (1600-1699)|1600-1699... - Josquin Des Prez (6810 bytes)
2: ... Pratensis) (c. [[1450]] – [[August 27]], [[1521]]) was a [[Dutch School (music)|Franco-Flemish]] ...
6: ...uke Ercole I of [[Ferrara]] hired him for the chapel there; so Josquin returned to Italy.
8: ...f the [[Miserere]], Psalm 50, for five voices, widely acknowledged to be one of his masterpieces.
10: ...archers. He remained at Cond頵ntil his death in 1521.
14: ...s [[polyphony|polyphonic]] dexterity and supreme melodic skill. During his lifetime he acquired immen... - List of popes (77758 bytes)
4: ...d of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. The title itself has been used officially by the head of the Roma...
6: ...Church]], [[Patriarch]] of the West, [[primate (religion)|Primate]] of [[Italy]], [[Archbishop]] and ...
74: | '''[[Pope Telesphorus]]'''<br><small>Saint Telesphorus</small>
75: | '''Telesphorus''', <small>Episcopus Romanus</small>
109: | '''[[Pope Eleuterus]]'''<br><small>Saint Eleutherus</small> - Baldassare Castiglione (7242 bytes)
1: '''Baldassare Castiglione, count of Novellata''' ([[December 6]], [[1478]] – [[Februa...
8: ...] at the time of marquis [[Lodovico Gonzaga]], a relative of Luigia Gonzaga, mother of Castiglione.
10: ...of [[Urbino]], and in [[1504]] Gonzaga, although reluctant, allowed him to pass to that court.
13: ... many others. Notably, guests used to organise intellectual competitions which resulted in an interest...
15: ...mo Gonzaga) his eclogue ''Tirsi'' in which allusively, beyond the figures of three shepherds, he origi... - Thomas More (15893 bytes)
2: ...any public offices, including that of [[Lord Chancellor]] from [[1529]] to [[1532]]. More coined the ...
5: ...ho declared that young Thomas would become a "marvellous man". Thomas attended the [[University of Ox...
7: ... of wearing a [[hair shirt]] and occasional [[flagellation]].
9: ...husband. More provided his daughters with an excellent classical education at a time when such learn...
12: ...g as a liaison between the king and his Lord Chancellor: [[Thomas Cardinal Wolsey]], [[Archbishop of Y... - Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
1: [[Image:Machiavelli.jpg|thumb|150px|Machiavelli, ca [[1500]], in the robes of a Florentine publ...
3: ...et]], and romantic comedic [[playwright]]. Machiavelli was also a key figure in [[realist]] [[politica...
6: [[Image:Macchiavelli01.jpg|thumb|Statue at the [[Uffizi]]]]
7: ...ecchio.Machiavelli.JPG|thumb|200px|Bust of Machiavelli]]
8: ...elli. His father was a lawyer of some repute and belonged to an impoverished branch of an influential ... - Protestant Reformation (26890 bytes)
10: ... [[Martin Luther]], [[Johann Tetzel]], [[Philipp Melanchthon]], [[Indulgences]], ''[[95 Theses]]'', [...
11: * ''[[Exsurge Domine]]'', [[Diet of Worms]] ([[1521]]), [[Peasants' War]]
20: ...g disaffection with the wealth and power of the [[elite]] [[clergy]], sensitizing the population to th...
22: ...trade, industry, and burgeoning urban growth in fields as diverse as banking (the [[Fugger]] banking f...
24: ...herlands]] and new textile industries began to develop. - Bahrain (16123 bytes)
1: ...dom of Bahrain''', or '''Bahrain''' (''formally spelled '''Bahrein'''''), is a [[borderless country|bo...
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61: ...un]], [[Tylos]] (its Greek Given name), Awal, as well as [[Persian language|Persian]] name [[Mishmahig... - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
2: ...umnavigating]] the [[globe]]. Though Magellan himself died in the [[Philippines]] and never returned t...
5: ..., named after his grandmother, and his sister Isabel.
7: ...been taught by [[Martin Behaim]]. In [[1496]], Magellan became a [[squire]].
9: ...nd naval bases along the way. It was here that Magellan would also first experience battle: when a loc...
11: ...ditions to the [[Spice Islands]]. In [[1510]], Magellan was promoted to the rank of [[captain]]. Howev... - Hernan Cortes (17441 bytes)
2: '''Hernán(do) Cortés, marqués del Valle de Oaxaca''' ([[1485]]–[[December 2]]...
5: Cortés was born in [[Medellín (Spain)|Medellín]], in the province of [[Extremadura]], in the...
10: ... the conquest of the [[Canary Islands|Canaries]] (eliminating the indigenous [[Guanches]]) but would p...
12: ...the morning of [[January 18]], [[1519]], just as Velázquez arrived at the dock in person to remove hi...
14: ==Cartas de Relacion== - Sweden (27111 bytes)
5: ...– allowed it to fund a social democratic [[welfare state]] in the early [[20th century]]. The co...
63: ...ndash; the [[Weichsel glaciation]]. The region developed rather slowly compared to southern Europe; w...
76: ...v I of Sweden]] (Vasa) ultimately broke free in [[1521]] and established a nation state, considered the ...
81: ...inst Norway]], [[1814]], led to the [[Treaty of Kiel]], whereby Norway was forced into a union with Sw...
84: ...ountryside, the home for the majority, found themselves out of work, leading to poverty and alcoholism... - Tenochtitlan (3092 bytes)
3: ... what is now central [[Mexico]]. The city was largely destroyed in the [[1520s]] by [[Spain|Spanish]] ...
9: ...ity in [[Mesoamerica]]. Commercial routes were developed that brought goods from places as far as the ...
15: ...omp. Some of the conquistadors had traveled as widely as [[Venice]] and [[Constantinople]], and many s...
17: ...eventually conquered the city on [[August 13]], [[1521]], after a struggle that lasted months in which m... - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
5: ...mage_caption= Luther at age 46 (Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1529) |
14: ...slation]]. Luther's [[hymn]]s sparked anew the development of congregational singing in Christianity. ...
19: ...at end, Hans sent young Martin to schools in Mansfeld, [[Magdeburg]] and [[Eisenach]].
21: ...y of [[Erfurt]]. The young student received a Bachelor's degree in [[1502]] and a Master's degree in [...
23: ...s returning to school. Terrified, he cried out, "Help,[[Saint Anne]]! I'll become a monk!" [Brecht, vo... - Knights Hospitaller (26158 bytes)
1: ...The '''Sovereign Military Order of Malta''' (see below) is the main successor to this tradition.
5: ...ohn the Baptist]], took in Christian pilgrims traveling to visit the birthplace of [[Jesus]]. It was s...
9: ...ght of the Kingdom of Jerusalem the Hospitallers held seven great forts and 140 other estates in the a...
15: ...ll as the Anatolian ports of [[Bodrum]] and [[Castellorizon]].
19: ...nder the command of [[Suleiman the Magnificent]] delivered 200,000 men to the island. Against this for...
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