1492

Years: 1489 1490 1491 - 1492 - 1493 1494 1495
Decades: 1460s 1470s 1480s - 1490s - 1500s 1510s 1520s
Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

Events

January 2 - Boabdil, the last Moorish King of Granada, surrenders his city to the army of Ferdinand and Isabella after a lengthy siege.
March 30 - Ferdinand and Isabella sign a decree aimed at expelling all Jews from Spain unless they convert to Roman Catholicism.
August 3 - On Friday, August 3, Christopher Columbus first sails to the Americas
August 3 - The Jews were expelled from Spain
October 12 - Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean. The Italian explorer believes he has reached East Asia.
October 28 - Christopher Columbus lands in Cuba.


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