1561 (MDLXI) ebile ngwaga wa go thoma ka Sontaga, ngwaga wa bobedi ngwagengsome wa 1560s, ngwaga wa bomasometshela tee ngwagengkgolo wa Ngwagakgolo 16, le ngwaga wa bomakgolo hlano masometshela tee ngwagengkete wa Ngwagakete 2.