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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 […]

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Events 1490s – Treaty of Tordesillas

Treaty of Tordesillas divides the world 1490s 1492: The death of Sunni Ali Ber left a leadership void in the Songhai Empire, and his son was soon dethroned by Mamadou Toure who ascended the throne in 1493 under the name Askia (meaning “general”) Muhammad. Askia Muhammad made Songhai the largest empire in the history of West Africa. The empire went into decline, however, after 1528, when the now-blind Askia Muhammad was dethroned by his son, Askia Musa. 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. […]

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Columbus’ Ships: Forgotten, Lost, or Destroyed?

Forgotten, Lost, or Destroyed? Exploring the Final Fate of the Famous Three Ships Led by Columbus The story of Christopher Columbus would not have been complete without three ships: Santa Maria, La Pinta, and La Niña. Their names are still famous, but the ships themselves seem to have disappeared from the pages of history. Columbus took three ships on his long and dangerous travels. They were not the strongest, the most comfortable, or the most modern ships. However, around 88 men (or a few more) accompanied the explorer on these three ships and sailed them from Palos de la Fontera […]

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1492 Reconquest of Spain – Moors lose last foothold…

The kingdom of Granada falls to the Christian forces of King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella I, and the Moors lose their last foothold in Spain. Located at the confluence of the Darro and Genil rivers in southern Spain, the city of Granada was a Moorish fortress that rose to prominence during the reign of Sultan Almoravid in the 11th century. In 1238, the Christian Reconquest forced Spanish Muslims south, and the kingdom of Granada was established as the last refuge of the Moorish civilization.  Granada flourished culturally and economically for the next 200 years, but in the late […]

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1492 The Voyages of Columbus

THE DISCOVERIES COLUMBUS DID MAKE WERE MORE IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE THAN THE ROUTE HE FAILED TO FIND. It is certain, however, that Columbus was not the first European to cross the Atlantic. Documentary evidence supports claims that the Vikings reached the New World about AD 1000. And there is good circumstantial evidence, though no documentation, to suggest that both Portuguese and English fishing vessels made the crossing during the 14th century, probably landing in Newfoundland and Labrador. Columbus, though he sailed a different route, followed many Europeans who earlier had sailed westward across the Atlantic. The best available evidence suggests […]

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