1500s

See "16th Century" for more information.

Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century

Decades: 1470s 1480s 1490s - 1500s - 1510s 1520s 1530s

Years: 1500 1501 1502 1503 1504 1505 1506 1507 1508 1509

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• Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
• Spanish arrive in present-day Gulf of Mexico