Curated category
1460s births
- Pedro ReinelHistorian Rafael Moreira points to evidence suggesting Pedro Reinel was of African descent. His father may have been an ivory carver brought from West Africa…
- Pedro de EscobarPedro de Escobar arrived in the court of Queen Isabella I of Castile in 1489. Records from that decade show he was a singer and composer within her chapel.
- Piers Butler, 8th Earl of OrmondPiers Butler entered the world around 1467 as the third son of James Butler and Sabh Kavanagh. His father served as Lord Deputy of Ireland and held the Manor…
- Tomé PiresTomé Pires was born around 1468 in the Portuguese town of Leiria. His father served as apothecary to King João II of Portugal.
- ErasmusDesiderius Erasmus was born in Rotterdam on the 27th or the 28th of October, likely around 1466. His parents could not legally marry because his father…
- John FisherJohn Fisher entered the world around the 19th of October 1469 in Beverley, Yorkshire. His father Robert worked as a prosperous mercer who died in 1477 when…
- Gil VicenteThe year 1465 stands as the commonly accepted date for Gil Vicente's birth, though scholars have argued fiercely over this number for centuries.
- Fernando de RojasFernando de Rojas entered the world around 1470 in La Puebla de Montalbán, a town nestled within the province of Toledo.