Martin Luther Excommunicated: A Turning Point in the Protestant Reformation
On January 3rd, 1521, Pope Leo X issued a papal bull excommunicating Martin Luther from the Catholic Church, a momentous event that marked a significant turning point in the Protestant Reformation. Luther’s growing influence, critical writings, and challenge to the authority of the Catholic Church had already caused tensions in Europe, but the formal excommunication […]
Aztec Capital Falls to Cortés
On August 13, 1521, the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlán fell to the forces of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, marking a significant turning point in the history of the Americas. The fall of Tenochtitlán signaled the end of the powerful Aztec Empire and the beginning of Spanish colonization in Mexico. Cortés’s conquest was the culmination […]