1513

Year 1513 was a  (link will display the full calendar) of the.

January - June

 * - becomes King of  and.
 * - succeeds  as the 217th.
 * - becomes the first European definitely known to sight what is now the territory of the  (specifically ) mistaking it for another island.


 * - Juan Ponce de Leon and his expedition become the first Europeans known to visit Florida, landing somewhere on the east coast.
 * - : - Swiss troops defeat the French under, forcing the French to abandon .  Duke  is restored.

July - December

 * - (or Battle of Guinegate).   troops under  defeat a  army under.
 * - Capture of by.
 * September - The dispute between and  relative to the  and other Jewish books is referred to.
 * -, King defeated and killed by an English army under .  James's son the Duke of Rothesay becomes.
 * -, "silent upon a peak in Darién", first sees what would become known as the.
 * - - Spanish troops under Ramon de Cardona defeat the Venetians.
 * December - makes peace with the Pope and Spain.

Undated

 * is the first person recorded to set foot on the . He lands on located in the Mariana Islands and meets the  there.
 * writes .

Births

 * -, queen of (died )
 * -, French writer (died )
 * -, English scholar and diplomat (died )
 * date unknown
 * , Japanese general (died )
 * , Belgian theologian (died )
 * , Flemish theologian (died )
 * (died )
 * probable
 * , sister-in-law of (died )


 * See also .

Deaths

 * January -, author (born c.1437)
 * - King, Norway, and Sweden (born )
 * - (born )
 * -, English general (born )
 * -, Duke of Suffolk (born )
 * -, Florentine statesman (born )
 * - King , , killed at the  (b. )
 * , Chinese inventor and printer (born )
 * -, English nobleman
 * date unknown
 * , English chronicler


 * See also .