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2 days ago · Portugal's claims to recently found countries were opposed by rival European powers, chiefly Spain. This led to disputes like the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494, which split the newly discovered territory between the two Iberian kingdoms.
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The National Salvation Junta (Portuguese: Junta de Salvação...
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The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (Portuguese:...
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Background. Ceuta is a north African coastal city...
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May 23, 2024 · This century-long rule was interrupted only on two occasions (between 1494–1512 and 1527–1530), when anti-Medici factions took control of Florence. Following the assassination of Duke Alessandro, power passed to the "junior" Medici branch—those descended from Lorenzo the Elder , the youngest son of Giovanni di Bicci, starting with his ...
May 19, 2024 · Girolamo Savonarola, Italian Christian preacher, reformer, and martyr, renowned for his clash with tyrannical rulers and corrupt clergy. After the overthrow of the Medici in 1494, Savonarola was the sole leader of Florence, setting up a democratic republic.
5 days ago · William Tyndale (born c. 1490–94, near Gloucestershire, England—died October 6, 1536, Vilvoorde, near Brussels, Brabant) was an English biblical translator, humanist, and Protestant martyr.
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May 23, 2024 · On 25 January 1494, Ferdinand I died and was succeeded by his son Alfonso II (1494–1495). Charles VIII of France now advanced formal claims on the Kingdom of Naples. Alexander authorised him to pass through Rome, ostensibly on a crusade against the Ottoman Empire, without mentioning Naples. But when the French invasion became a reality Pope ...
May 19, 2024 · Leonardo da Vinci was an artist and engineer who is best known for his paintings, notably the Mona Lisa (c. 1503–19) and the Last Supper (1495–98). His drawing of the Vitruvian Man (c. 1490) has also become a cultural icon.
May 14, 2024 · In 1494, France invaded Italy as King Charles VIII disputed the succession and sought to enforce his claim on the Neapolitan kingship. France and Spain were competing for control and influence over the Italian peninsula, and the Kingdom of Naples, in particular, was seen as a desirable territory …
