RENAISSANCE

By mgarciagerpe
  • Johannes Gutenberg
    Jan 1, 1450

    Johannes Gutenberg

    Johannes Gutenberg invents the printing press.
  • Explorer Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas
    Jan 1, 1492

    Explorer Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas

    Christopher Columbus is the explorer who is credited for discovering America.
  • Prince Henry VIII
    Jan 1, 1509

    Prince Henry VIII

    Prince Henry was born on June 28th in Greenwich Palace.
  • Hernán Cortés
    Jan 1, 1509

    Hernán Cortés

    In 1520, Hernán Cortés started the conquest of America.
  • Fray Luis de León
    Jan 1, 1527

    Fray Luis de León

    Fray Luis de León write "De los nombres de Cristo" in 1583.
  • The heliocentric theory
    Jan 1, 1543

    The heliocentric theory

    In 1543, Copernicus formulated his heliocentric Theory.
  • Lazarillo de Tormes
    Jan 1, 1554

    Lazarillo de Tormes

    It’s an autobiographical account of the life of a child and it's anonymous.
  • Elizabeth I
    Jan 1, 1558

    Elizabeth I

    Elizabeth I was the Queen of England. In 1558 she was croned.
  • William Shakespeare
    Jan 1, 1564

    William Shakespeare

    He was born in the English city of Stratford about 100 miles northwest of London in 1564.
  • El Quijote

    El Quijote

    Cervantes write "El Quijote".