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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
.
Casimir IV Jagiello
of
Jagiello
Royal House ends reign. (
1427
-1492).
Year 7000 according to
Dating Creation
and an expected year of
Apocalypse
Births
Hirate Masahide
, Japanese retainer and the tutor of
Oda Nobunaga
Deaths
July 25
-
Pope Innocent VIII
Lorenzo de Medici
ruler of
Florence
Piero de Franceschi
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