Francis of Paola, O.M., (or: Francesco di Paola or Francis the Fire Handler; 27 March 1416 – 2 April 1507) was an Italian mendicant friar and the founder of the Roman Catholic Order of Minims.Unlike the majority of founders of men's religious orders, and like his patron saint, Francis was never ordained a priest.

The Waldseemüller map or Universalis Cosmographia ("Universal Cosmography") is a printed wall map of the world by German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller, originally published in April 1507.It is known as the first map to use the name "America".The name America is placed on South America on the main map. As explained in Cosmographiae Introductio, the name was …

Cesare Borgia, detto il Valentino (in valenciano: Cèsar Borja; in spagnolo: César de Borja; in latino: Caesar Borgia; Subiaco, 13 settembre 1475 – Viana, 12 marzo 1507), è stato un condottiero, cardinale, nobile e politico italiano con origini valenciane per linea paterna (oriunda di Xàtiva).Figlio illegittimo del papa Alessandro VI (al secolo Rodrigo Borgia) e di Vannozza …

Amerigo Vespucci (/ v ɛ ˈ s p uː tʃ i /; Italian: [ameˈriːɡo veˈsputtʃi]; 9 March 1451 – 22 February 1512) was an Italian merchant, explorer, and navigator from the Republic of Florence, from whose name the term "America" is derived.. Between 1497 and 1504, Vespucci participated in at least two voyages of the Age of Discovery, first on behalf of Spain (1499–1500) and then for ...

Sebastiano del Piombo (Italian: [sebaˈstjaːno del ˈpjombo]; c. 1485 – 21 June 1547) was an Italian painter of the High Renaissance and early Mannerist periods famous as the only major artist of the period to combine the colouring of the Venetian school in which he was trained with the monumental forms of the Roman school. He belongs both to the painting school of his …

Leonardo nasceu em 15 de abril de 1452, "na terceira hora da noite", [nb 6] de um sábado, [nb 7] no vilarejo de Anchiano, na comuna italiana de Vinci, na Toscana, situada no vale do rio Arno, dentro do território dominado à época por Florença. [17] Era filho ilegítimo de Messer Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci, um notário florentino [18] [19] e Caterina di Meo Lippi, uma órfã …

Sir Ralph Sadler or Sadleir PC, Knight banneret (1507 – 30 March 1587) was an English statesman, who served Henry VIII as Privy Councillor, Secretary of State and ambassador to Scotland. Sadler went on to serve Edward VI.Having signed the device settling the crown on Jane Grey in 1553, he was obliged to retire to his estates during the reign of Mary I. ...

List of orders of magnitude for areas 10 15 to 10 26 square metres.; Factor (m 2) Multiple Value Item 10 15: 1 peta square meter P(m²) : 1,000 Mm 2: Surface area of the white dwarf, Van Maanen's star: 7,600 Mm 2: Surface area of Neptune: 10 16: 43,000 Mm 2: Surface area of Saturn: 61 000 Mm 2: Surface area of Jupiter, the "surface" area of the spheroid (calculated …

The 16th century begins with the Julian year 1501 and ends with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 (depending on the reckoning used; the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582).. The 16th century is regarded by historians as the century which saw the rise of Western civilization and the Islamic gunpowder empires. ...

Immigration to Sweden is the process by which people migrate to Sweden to reside in the country. Many, but not all, become Swedish citizens.The economic, social, and political aspects of immigration have caused some controversy regarding ethnicity, economic benefits, jobs for non-immigrants, settlement patterns, impact on upward social mobility, violence, and voting …