Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (d. 1560)
Bartolommeo (or Baccio) Bandinelli, actually Bartolommeo Brandini (12 November 1493 – shortly before 7 February 1560), was a Renaissance Italian sculptor, draughtsman, and painter.
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Bartolommeo Bandinelli
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Columbus's letter on the first voyage
While on board the Niña, Christopher Columbus writes an open letter (widely distributed upon his return to Portugal) describing his discoveries and the unexpected items he came across in the New World. - 4Mar
Voyages of Christopher Columbus
Explorer Christopher Columbus arrives back in Lisbon, Portugal, aboard his ship Niña from his voyage to what is now The Bahamas and other islands in the Caribbean. - 4May
New World
Pope Alexander VI divides the New World between Spain and Portugal along the Line of Demarcation. - 3Nov
Dominica
Christopher Columbus first sights the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea. - 18Nov
Puerto Rico
Christopher Columbus first sights the island now known as Puerto Rico.