1502 ⟶ ⛓️ African Slavery Begins in Americas

First reported African slaves in the New World
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⛓️ ⛓️ African Slavery Begins in Americas

First reported African slaves in the New World⟶
⛓️ African Slavery Begins in Americas (1502)
SlaveryColonialismNew WorldTransatlantic Slave TradeAtlantic WorldExploitationForced MigrationSpanish EmpirePortuguese EmpireEconomy
SpainSpainDominican RepublicDominican RepublicHaitiHaitiPortugalPortugal

⚔️ Ottoman Victory Secures Eastern Anatolia from Safavids

The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.⟶
Ottoman Victory Secures Eastern Anatolia from Safavids (1515)
Ottoman EmpireSafavid DynastyMilitary ConflictTerritorial ExpansionGeopoliticsShia IslamSunni Islam
TurkeyTurkeyIranIran

⚔️ Ottoman Conquest of Anatolian Beyliks

The Ottomans conquer the last beyliks of Anatolia, the Dulkadirs and the Ramadanids.⟶
Ottoman Conquest of Anatolian Beyliks (1515)
Ottoman EmpireConquestMilitary HistoryMilitary ExpansionWarfareRegional PowerIslamic World
TurkeyTurkey

⚔️ French Victory at the Battle of Ceresole

The French defeat an Imperial–Spanish army at the Battle of Ceresole.Scenes of everyday life in Ming China, by Qiu Ying⟶
French Victory at the Battle of Ceresole (1544)
WarfareHoly Roman EmpireSpanish EmpireMilitary HistoryItalian WarsBattleEarly Modern Warfare
FranceFranceSpainSpain

⛪ Jesuit Missionaries Found São Paulo

Missionaries José de Anchieta and Manuel da Nóbrega establishes São Paulo, southeast Brazil.⟶
Jesuit Missionaries Found São Paulo (1554)
ColonialismCatholicismChristianityJesuitsMissionary Work
BrazilBrazil

🧠 Birth of Philosopher René Descartes

Birth of René Descartes.⟶
Birth of Philosopher René Descartes (1596)
RenaissanceMathematicsPhilosophyScientific RevolutionRationalismMetaphysicsEpistemology
FranceFrance