1534 ⟶ Cartier Claims Canada for France

Jacques Cartier claims Canada for France.
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🗿 Michelangelo Begins David's Sculpture

Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.⟶
Michelangelo Begins David's Sculpture (1501)
RenaissanceMichelangeloFlorenceDavidItalian RenaissanceSculptureArtHumanismHigh RenaissancePatronage
ItalyItaly

🚩 Cartier Claims Canada for France

Jacques Cartier claims Canada for France.⟶
Cartier Claims Canada for France (1534)
ExplorationColonizationColonialismFrench EmpireNew FranceNorth American HistoryPolitical Expansion
FranceFranceCanadaCanada

🏘️ Portuguese Founding of Recife

The Portuguese establish Recife in Pernambuco, north-east of Brazil.⟶
Portuguese Founding of Recife (1537)
ColonialismPortuguese EmpireSettlementExplorationTradeEconomy
BrazilBrazilPortugalPortugal

✝️ Jesuit Order Founded

The Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits, is founded by Ignatius of Loyola and six companions with the approval of Pope Paul III.⟶
Jesuit Order Founded (1540)
JesuitsCatholicismCounter-ReformationReligious OrdersMissionary WorkEducationReligious History
Vatican CityVatican CitySpainSpain

🏹 American Indian Attack on Spanish Missionaries in Virginia

American Indians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown, Virginia.⟶
American Indian Attack on Spanish Missionaries in Virginia (1571)
ColonialismReligious ConflictIndigenous PeoplesSpanish ColonizationViolenceConflictMissionariesPowhatan ConfederacyVirginiaAtlantic World
United StatesUnited StatesSpainSpain

⚔️ Execution of Inca Leader Tupac Amaru I

Spanish conquistadores apprehend the last Inca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba, Peru, and execute him in Cuzco.⟶
Execution of Inca Leader Tupac Amaru I (1572)
ColonialismInca EmpireSpanish EmpirePeruConquestResistanceIndigenous PeoplesMilitary History
PeruPeruSpainSpain