1538

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	15th century – 16th century – 17th century
Decades:	1500s  1510s  1520s  – 1530s –  1540s  1550s  1560s
Years:	1535 1536 1537 – 1538 – 1539 1540 1541

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1538 Media

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  April 26: The Battle of Las Salinas is fought in Peru

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  September 28: The Ottoman Empire defeats Europe's Holy League in the Battle of Preveza

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  Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo

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  DiegodeAlmagro

1538 (MDXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1538th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 538th year of the 2nd millennium, the 38th year of the 16th century, and the 9th year of the 1530s decade. As of the start of 1538, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

Events

• October 28 – The first university of the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is founded.