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19 August 2021

Walrus, 1521

1521walrus

Portrait of a walrus seen by Dürer in the Netherlands in 1521. Source.

Posted at 01:14 AM in 1521, Albrecht Dürer | | Comments (0)

13 August 2021

The Fall of Tenochtitlan

Tenochtitlan

The Spaniards captured the Axtec capital Tenochtitlan on this date in 1521. Source.

 

Posted at 02:57 AM in 1521, Mexican Things | | Comments (0)

27 April 2021

Lapu-Lapu

Lapu-lapu copy

Today is the 500th anniversary of the Battle of Mactan, in which the forces of chief Lapu-Lapu repelled the Spanish Empire and killed Magellan. Source.

Posted at 01:36 AM in 1521, Philippine Things, Statues | | Comments (0)

30 March 2021

Caryatids

Caryatids

Caryatids from Cesare Cesariano's 1521 edition of Vitruvius. Source.

Posted at 02:30 AM in 1521, Antiquities | | Comments (0)

28 January 2021

The Diet of Worms

1521

The Diet of Worms opened on this day in 1521. Source.

Posted at 02:02 AM in 1521, German Things | | Comments (0)

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