1535

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  • January 18 - Lima, Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro
  • April - Jacques Cartier discovers the Iroquois city of Stadacona, Canada (now Quebec) and in May, the even greater Huron city of Hochelaga
  • June 24 - The Anabaptist state of Münster (see Münster Rebellion) is conquered and disbanded.
  • May 19 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail for his second voyage to North America with 3 ships, 110 men, and Chief Donnacona's 2 sons (who Cartier kidnapped during his first voyage).
  • October 2 - Jacques Cartier discovers Montreal, Quebec.
  • October 4 - The first complete English-language Bible is printed, with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale.
  • Combined Swedish and Danish fleets defeat the Hanseatic navy.
  • Manco II appointed puppet Inca Emperor by Spanish Conquistadors
  • Second unsuccessful attempt by Spanish forces to conquer Yucatan
  • Carlos Quinto conquers Tunis
  • Anabaptist rebellion in some cities in the Netherlands, including a famous incident of seven men and five woman walking nude in the streets of Amsterdam.
  • The Charterhouse London is closed, as part of Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries.