Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575)
Pierino Belli (20 March 1502, in Alba – 31 December 1575, in Turin) was an Italian soldier and jurist.
Belli served the Holy Roman Empire as the commander of Imperial forces in Piedmont. In 1560, Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, named him a councillor of state. He is most notable for his book, De re militari et de bello (1563) which was one of the most comprehensive treatments of military law and the rules of war that had been written up to that time.
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- 12Feb
Forced conversions of Muslims in Spain
Isabella I issued an edict outlawing Islam in the Crown of Castile, forcing virtually all her Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity. - 12Feb
4th Portuguese India Armada (Gama, 1502)
Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India. - 14Feb
Kingdom of Granada (Crown of Castile)
Spanish Inquisition: The Catholic Monarchs issue a decree forcing Muslims in Granada to convert to Catholicism or leave Spain.