1511

Time you got around to sponsoring a child

Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century

Decades: 1460s 1470s 1480s 1490s 1500s - 1510s - 1520s 1530s 1540s 1550s 1560s

Years: 1506 1507 1508 1509 1510 - 1511 - 1512 1513 1514 1515 1516

Events

Diego VelÃÂÃÂ¡zquez and Cortés conquer Cuba; VelÃÂÃÂ¡zquez appointed Governor.
Affonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers the Malacca Sultanate.
St John's College, Cambridge founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort.

Births

November 15 - Johannes Secundus, Dutch poet

Deaths