Spanish conquistadors founded the city of Quito.
The parliament of England passed the first Act of Supremacy, granting the monarch complete control of the Church of England.
French-Breton explorer Jacques Cartier arrived in Canada and planted a cross into the ground to claim the land for France.
French explorer Jacques Cartier discovered Prince Edward Island, off the coast of Canada.
The King of England, Henry VIII, appointed Thomas Cromwell as the Chief Secretary.