Editing 1519 (section)

=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 1]] &ndash; [[Ulrich Zwingli]] preaches for the first time, as people's priest of the Great Minister in [[Zurich]].
* [[January 12]] &ndash; [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor]], dies at the age of 59 after a reign of slightly less than 11 years.<ref>Brady, Thomas A. Jr. (2009) ''German Histories in the Age of Reformations, 1400–1650'' (Cambridge University Press, 2009) p.127 ISBN 978-0-521-88909-4</ref> An imperial election by the leaders of the various member states of the Empire is scheduled for June 28.
* [[February 10]] &ndash; The Spanish conquistador [[Hernán Cortés]] and his conquistadores depart from Cuba toward the island of [[Cozumel]] in [[Mexico]] to begin a mission of conquest.
* [[February 18]] &ndash; Because of the large population of Jews included converts to Christianity ("[[New Christian]]s") in the colony of [[Portuguese India]] at [[Goa]], [[King Manuel I]] of Portugal announces that there will be no further appointment of New Christians to government offices, but affirms that those already in office are not to be dismissed<ref>.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eG8xUFivagkC&pg=PA348 |title=The Marrano Factory: The Portuguese Inquisition and Its New Christians 1536-1765 |author=António José Saraiva |publisher=BRILL Academic |year=2001 |isbn=90-04-12080-7|page=348}}</ref>
* [[March 4]] &ndash; [[Hernán Cortés]] and his conquistadores land in Mexico.<ref>''Letters of Cortes: The Five Letters of Relation from Fernando Cortes to the Emperor Charles V'', ed. by Francis A. McNutt (The Knickerbocker Press, 1908) p.25</ref>