Timeline January 1531

Events in January 1531 3

• 1456 – 1531 Jan Łaski (1456-1531) Died 19 January 1531, aged 75 Jan Łaski was a Polish statesman and Primate of Poland who served as Archbishop of Gniezno and played a central role in codifying Polish law. He was a key political and diplomatic figure in the Kingdom of Poland during the reigns of several monarchs. He died in Kalisz in January 1531.
• 1531 Pizarro sails to conquer the Inca Empire Third expedition departs Panama for Peru Francisco Pizarro set out from Panama in January 1531 with a small force to begin the conquest of the Inca Empire. The expedition would culminate in the capture of the Inca ruler Atahualpa in 1532 and the eventual collapse of Inca rule. It marked the start of Spanish colonization of western South America.
• 1531 Great Lisbon earthquake A devastating earthquake strikes Portugal's capital An earthquake struck Lisbon and the surrounding region on 26 January 1531, destroying hundreds of buildings and killing an estimated 30,000 people. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in Portuguese history before the far larger 1755 quake. Contemporary accounts describe the collapse of churches and much of the city center.