1511
| Years: 1508 1509 1510 - 1511 - 1512 1513 1514 | |
| Decades: 1480s 1490s 1500s - 1510s - 1520s 1530s 1540s | |
| Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century | |
- Diego Velázquez and Hernán Cortés conquer Cuba; Velázquez appointed Governor.
- August 24 - Alfonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers the Sultanate of Malacca.
- St John's College, Cambridge founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort.
- November 15 - Johannes Secundus, Dutch poet