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arrive in what is now Florida
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St. Ignatius of Loyola founds the Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
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King Henry VIII of England breaks England from the Catholic Church after the pope refuses to allow him a divorce
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St. Thomas More is executed by Henry VIII
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Henry VIII dissolves all monasteries and convents in England and Ireland
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First Franciscan explorations in what is now California
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Jesuit missionaries arrive in the Far East
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founds Discalced Carmelite convents throughout Spain
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St. Peter Claver arrives in Colombia