What Happened in 1520

Titian Paints "Bacchus and Ariadne"

Bacchus and Ariadne (1520-23) is an oil painting by Titian. It is one of a cycle of paintings on mythological subjects produced for Alfonso d'Este,... Read more

Ferdinand Magellan and crew establish settlement called Puerto San Julian

On 30 March the crew established a settlement they called Puerto San Julian. On April 2 a mutiny involving two of the five ship captains broke out,... Read more

Ferdinand Magellan discovers and explores Strait of Magellan

At 52°S latitude on October 21 the fleet reached Cape Virgenes and concluded they had found the passage, because the waters were brine and deep... Read more

Portuguese Ships Enter "The Sea Of The South"

Having sailed from the Atlantic Ocean through the passage that came to be known as the Straits of Magellan, three ships under the command of... Read more