1471
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Calendar year
Year 1471 (MCDLXXI common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar .
Events
January – Portuguese navigators João de Santarém and Pedro Escobar reach the gold-trading centre of Elmina on the Gold Coast of west Africa,[ 1] Southern Cross constellation. They also visit Sassandra on the Ivory Coast .March 1 – Emperor Lê Thánh Tông captures the Champa capital, establishing new regions in middle Vietnam.March – The Yorkist King Edward IV returns to England to reclaim his throne.April 14 – Battle of Barnet : Edward defeats the Lancastrian army under Warwick , who is killed.[ 2] May 4 – Battle of Tewkesbury : King Edward defeats a Lancastrian army under Queen Margaret and her son, Edward of Westminster the Prince of Wales, who is killed.[ 3] May 21 – King Edward IV celebrates his victories with a triumphal parade on his return to London. The captured Queen Margaret is paraded through the streets. The same day Henry VI of England is murdered in the Tower of London , eliminating all Lancastrian opposition to the House of York .July 14 – Battle of Shelon : The forces of Muscovy defeat the Republic of Novgorod .August 9 – Pope Sixtus IV succeeds Pope Paul II , to become the 212th pope .August 24 – King Afonso V of Portugal conquers the Moroccan town of Arzila .August 29 – The Portuguese occupy Tangier , after its population flees the city.October 10 – Battle of Brunkeberg in Stockholm , Sweden : The forces of Regent of Sweden Sten Sture the Elder , with the help of farmers and miners , repel an attack by Christian I , King of Denmark .December 21 – The islands of São Tomé and Príncipe are discovered by Portuguese navigators João de Santarém and Pedro Escobar.[ 4]
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References
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