1532Portuguese Foundation of São Vicente

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🚢 Portuguese Trading Post Established in Lamakera

The Portuguese established a trading post in the village of Lamakera on the eastern side of Solor (in present-day Indonesia) as a transit harbour between Maluku and Malacca.
Portuguese Trading Post Established in Lamakera (1520)
Portuguese EmpireSpice TradeColonialismTradeMaluku IslandsMalaccaTrading Post
IndonesiaIndonesiaPortugalPortugal

⚔️ Ottoman Conquest of Belgrade

Belgrade (in present-day Serbia) is captured by the Ottoman Empire.
Ottoman Conquest of Belgrade (1521)
Ottoman EmpireConquestMilitary HistorySiegeWars and ConflictsSuleiman the MagnificentExpansionismFortification
SerbiaSerbiaOttoman EmpireOttoman EmpireHungaryHungary

🏠 Portuguese Foundation of São Vicente

Foundation of São Vicente, the first permanent Portuguese settlement in the Americas.
Portuguese Foundation of São Vicente (1532)
ColonizationPortuguese EmpireSettlementExplorationColonialismAtlantic World
BrazilBrazilPortugalPortugal

🇦🇷 Pedro de Mendoza Founds Buenos Aires

Foundation of Buenos Aires (in present-day Argentina) by Pedro de Mendoza.
Pedro de Mendoza Founds Buenos Aires (1536)
ExplorationColonizationSpanish EmpireSettlementColonialismNew World
ArgentinaArgentinaSpainSpain

🏘️ Portuguese Founding of Recife

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

⚔️ 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