Events from 1531

Statute of Uses preparation begins - Henry VIII seeks to reclaim feudal revenues lost to trust device

Antwerp develops bankruptcy certificate system - discharged debtors receive certificate allowing return to trade

Our Lady of Guadalupe appears to St. Juan Diego (December 9-12) - 'Am I not here, I who am your Mother?' - Image miraculously imprinted on tilma - converts 9 million Aztecs in 7 years