January 1 – In Venice, historian Marino Sanuto begins the first volume of I Diarii, a diary of the events in his own life and, more importantly, a daily record of events in the Republic of Venice and those reported to him by Venetian representatives in other parts of Europe. What is now described as “probably the largest, most comprehensive, and valuable ever written by one man” [1] ,he continues his daily work for more than 37 years, ending in June 30, 1533.[2][3]
March 5 – Henry VII of England issues letters patent to Italian-born adventurer John Cabot and his sons, authorizing them to discover unknown lands.[5]
March 10 – Christopher Columbus leaves Hispaniola for Spain, ending his second visit to the Western Hemisphere. During his time here he has forcibly subjugated the island, enslaved the Taíno, and laid the basis for a system of land grants tied to the Taíno’s enslavement.
April 23 – In the Marquisate of Mantua on the Italian peninsula, Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua decrees that all Jews in Mantua are to wear a yellow badge to distinguish themselves from the Christian residents of Mantua. He modifies the ruling three days later to declare that a Jewish woman may wear a yellow veil over her face in place of the badge.[7]
April 26 – King Jan I Olbracht of Poland issues the Piotrków Privilege as a reward to members of nobility who financially supported his invasion of Moldavia. The Privilege prohibits the enslaved serfs from leaving their owners’ land without permission, and bans city dwellers from buying land.[8]
May 2 – The Marquis of Mantua makes a further adjustment to his April 23 decree on Jewish identification, making further allowances to the dress code of Jewish women,and excusing the requirement of wearing a veil to cover the face. Unmarried women must still wear yellow headgear and drape a veil over their shoulders; married women are excused from covering their faces with veils but must wear headgear; and widows may wear their color of choice for headgear.[7]
^William Brooks Greenlee, The Voyage of Pedro Álvares Cabral to Brazil and India: From Contemporary Documents and Narratives 2017 (Taylor & Francis, 2017) ISBN 9781317012245
^David Jayne Hill, A History of Diplomacy in the International Development of Europe, Volume 2 (Longmans, Green, and Company, 1905) p.236<
^J. Schor, History of Venice: From the Beginning Down to the Present Time (Colombo Coen, 1871) p.138
^ abPalmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 135–138. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
^ abDana E. Katz, The Jew in the Art of the Italian Renaissance (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008) p.181 ISBN 9780812240856
^Jachna, Artur (1 June 2020). “524. rocznica Statutów Piotrkowskich” [524th anniversary of the Piotrków Statutes] (in Polish). Małopolskie Centrum Edukacji “MEC”. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
^Calendar of State Papers and Manuscripts, Relating to English Affairs Existing in the Archives and Collections of Venice, and in Other Libraries of Northern Italy, ed. by Rawdon Brown (Cambridge University Press, 2013) pp.241-242 ISBN 9781108060554
^Philippe de Commynes, The Memoirs of Philip de Commines, Lord of Argenton, Book the Sixth, Volume 2 (1524) ed. by Andrew R. Scoble (George Bell and Sons ,1906) p.261
^Celebrated Crimes, volume 1: The Borgias (1839) (Boston: The Colonial Press, 1917) p.105
^Kainikara, Dr Sanu (2020). From Indus to Independence – A Trek Through Indian History: Vol VII Named for Victory : The Vijayanagar Empire. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. ISBN 978-93-89620-52-8.
^“Cuauhtémoc” (in Spanish). Biografias y Vidas. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
