1500–1509
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 15th century - 16th century - 17th century |
| Decades: | 1470s 1480s 1490s - 1500s - 1510s 1520s 1530s |
| Years: | 1500 1501 1502 1503 1504 1505 1506 1507 1508 1509 |
| Categories: | Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments |
[edit] Events and trends
- Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.
- Spanish people arrived in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral officially discovered Brazil and claimed the land for Portugal.
[edit] World leaders
- King Ferdinand II of Aragon (1479–1516)
- Queen Isabella of Castile (1474–1504)
- King Henry VII of England (1485–1509)
- King Louis XII of France (1498–1515)
- Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1493–1519)
- Sultan Beyazid II (1447–1512)
- King James IV of Scotland (1488–1513)