
Events 1490s Josquin des Prez: Nymphes des bois
1497 – Josquin des Prez – Nymphes des bois 1492: Boabdil‘s surrender of Granada marks the end of the Spanish Reconquista and Al-Andalus. 1492: Ferdinand and Isabella sign the Alhambra Decree, expelling all Jews from Spain unless they convert to Catholicism; 40,000–200,000 leave. 1492: Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas from Spain. 1493: Christopher Columbus landed on modern-day Puerto Rico. 1493: Leonardo da Vinci creates the first known design for a helicopter. 1494: Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas and agree to divide the World outside of Europe between themselves. 1494–1559: The Italian Wars lead to the downfall of the Italian city-states. 1497–1499: Vasco da Gama‘s first voyage from Europe to India and back. 1500: Islam becomes the dominant religion across the Indonesian archipelago. 1500: Guru Nanak begins the spreading of Sikhism, the fifth-largest religion […]