October–December October 5 – French and Venetian troops kill thousands of civilians in the Italian city of Pavia, even after the defenders agree to surrender. October 31 – Spanish conquistador Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón departs from Zihuatanejo in what is now Mexico on a voyage of exploration of the Pacific Ocean, along with three ships, Saavedra's flagship La Florida, and the vessels Espiritu Santo and Santiago. November 3 – Archduke Ferdinand of Austria is formally crowned as the King of Hungary at the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Székesfehérvár. November 4 – In India, Puranmal becomes the new Raja of the Kingdom of Amber (now in the Indian state of Rajasthan) after his father, the Raja Prithviraj Singh I dies of wounds sustained in March in the Battle of Khanwa. November 15 – The lands of the Bishopric of Utrecht, now in the Netherlands, are ceded to control of the Habsburgs in return for assistance in suppressing a rebellion by the citizens of Utrecht.Holland under Habsburg Rule, 1506–1566, p. 75; Chapter three: The States of Holland and the Management of War November 22 – Spain's conquest of Guatemala's highlands is completed as the capital of the colonial government is moved to the new city of Ciudad Vieja from Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala, near Iximche. November 23 – The Érdy Codex, the largest collection of Hungarian legends and Hungarian language literature, is completed on Saint Clement's Day by an unidentified Carthusian monk at the seminary of Nagyszombat in Hungary (now Trnava in Slovakia.Gyula Zolnai, Nyelvemlékeink a könyvnyomtatás koráig ("Our language heritage before the age of printing")(Budapest, 1894) December 6 – Pope Clement VII, held prisoner at the Castel Sant'Angelo since the sack of Rome in May, is released after seven months of captivity, along with 16 Roman Catholic cardinals.Gayangos (ed.), Calendar Simancas III, part 2, p. 475. December 15 – Two of the three ships of Álvaro de Saavedra are separated from his own vessel, La Florida, during a storm. The Espiritu Santo and Santiago, sailing ahead of La Florida, are never heard from again.
October–December October 5 – French and Venetian troops kill thousands of civilians in the Italian city of Pavia even after the defenders agree to surrender October 31 – Spanish conquistador Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón departs from Zihuatanejo in what is now Mexico on a voyage of exploration of the Pacific Ocean along with three ships Saavedra's flagship La Florida and the vessels Espiritu Santo and Santiago November 3 – Archduke Ferdinand of Austria is formally crowned as the King of Hungary at the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Székesfehérvár November 4 – In India Puranmal becomes the new Raja of the Kingdom of Amber (now in the Indian state of Rajasthan) after his father the Raja Prithviraj Singh I dies of wounds sustained in March in the Battle of Khanwa November 15 – The lands of the Bishopric of Utrecht now in the Netherlands are ceded to control of the Habsburgs in return for assistance in suppressing a rebellion by the citizens of UtrechtHolland under Habsburg Rule 1506–1566 p 75; Chapter three The States of Holland and the Management of War November 22 – Spain's conquest of Guatemala's highlands is completed as the capital of the colonial government is moved to the new city of Ciudad Vieja from Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala near Iximche November 23 – The Érdy Codex the largest collection of Hungarian legends and Hungarian language literature is completed on Saint Clement's Day by an unidentified Carthusian monk at the seminary of Nagyszombat in Hungary (now Trnava in SlovakiaGyula Zolnai Nyelvemlékeink a könyvnyomtatás koráig ("Our language heritage before the age of printing")(Budapest 1894) December 6 – Pope Clement VII held prisoner at the Castel Sant'Angelo since the sack of Rome in May is released after seven months of captivity along with 16 Roman Catholic cardinalsGayangos (ed) Calendar Simancas III part 2 p 475 December 15 – Two of the three ships of Álvaro de Saavedra are separated from his own vessel La Florida during a storm The Espiritu Santo and Santiago sailing ahead of La Florida are never heard from again