1519
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1519 (MDXIX in Roman numerals) is a year of the 16th century.
Events
Construction begins on the Château de Chambord, in the Loir-et-Cher department, France.
France and Spain reach an agreement, according to which Milan goes to the French and Naples to Spain.
February 18 - Hernán Cortés sets sail from the Antilles to "explore Mexico". Instead, he had purposes of conquest.
June 27 - Charles V elected Holy Roman Emperor.
August 15 - Foundation of the City of Panama.
September 20 - Ferdinando Magellano leaves Sanlúcar de Barrameda, skirting South America, with the aim of reaching the Indies.
September 26 - Ferdinando Magellano reaches the Canary Islands and begins to cross the Atlantic.
November 8 - Hernán Cortés enters the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán.
November 29 - Ferdinando Magellano reaches the coasts of Brazil.
13 December - Ferdinando Magellano discovers the bay of Rio de Janeiro (then called Baja de Santa Lucia).
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