Important Historical Events of the year 1538, Year 1538 in History

List of 1538 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1538

What happened in the year 1538?

Date Event
February 24, 1538 Treaty of Nagyvárad between Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I and King John Zápolya of Hungary and Croatia.
May 26, 1538 Geneva expels John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for the next three years.
July 25, 1538 The city of Guayaquil is founded by the Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Orellana and given the name Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de Guayaquil.
August 6, 1538 Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
September 28, 1538 Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Navy scores a decisive victory over a Holy League fleet in the Battle of Preveza.
October 28, 1538 The Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino is founded in what is now the Dominican Republic.
December 17, 1538 Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England.