List of 1519 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1519
Date | Event |
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March 4, 1519 | Hernán Cortés arrives in Mexico in search of the Aztec civilization and its wealth. |
March 25, 1519 | Hernando Cortes, entering province of Tabasco, defeats Tabascan Indians. |
April 22, 1519 | Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico. |
June 28, 1519 | Charles V is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. |
July 10, 1519 | Zhu Chenhao declares the Ming dynasty's Zhengde Emperor a usurper, beginning the Prince of Ning rebellion, and leads his army north in an attempt to capture Nanjing. |
August 10, 1519 | Ferdinand Magellan's five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe. The Basque second-in-command Juan Sebastián Elcano will complete the expedition after Magellan's death in the Philippines. |
August 15, 1519 | Panama City, Panama is founded. |
August 20, 1519 | Philosopher and general Wang Yangming defeats Zhu Chenhao, ending the Prince of Ning rebellion against the reign of the Ming dynasty's Zhengde Emperor. |
September 20, 1519 | Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition which ultimately culminates in the first circumnavigation of the globe. |
November 8, 1519 | Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with a great celebration. |