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In 1347, the Black Death began to devastate Europe. This plague killed a lot of the population, -
The House of Medici was an Italian banking family and political dynasty that first consolidated power in the Republic of Florence under Cosimo de' Medici and his grandson Lorenzo "the Magnificent" during the first half from the 15th century.
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In 1452 Leonardo da Vinci, an artist, scientist and humanist, was born. In 1453, the Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople and ended the Hundred Years' War. Johannes Gutenberg published the Gutenberg Bible in 1454, revolutionizing European literacy. In 1469, Lorenzo de Medici ruled Florence, considered the high point of the Florentine Renaissance. Sixtus IV was named pope in 1471 and continued construction projects in Rome, including the Sistine Chapel.
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CRistóbal Colón (1451-1506) fue el gran director de la empresa descubridora. El convencimiento de que la Tierra era redonda le hizo concebir la posibilidad de encontrar la ruta occidental hacia las Indias.
El 12 de octubre de 1492, al mando de las carabelas Pinta, Niña y Santamaría, Colón llegó a la isla de Guanahaní, en el archipiélago de las Bahamas. A continuación descubrió Cuba y La Española, y en los otros tres viajes posteriores