14 events found for 1492
Spain and Christopher Columbus sign the Capitulations of Santa Fe for his voyage to Asia to acquire spices
The Crown's decision to expel the Jews is announced in Zaragoza, Aragon, to the kingdom's procurators
Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration
The Edict of Expulsion is officially proclaimed in Castile, requiring all Jewish residents to leave within three months
All remaining Jews are expelled from Spain when the Alhambra Decree takes effect.
The Jews are expelled from Spain: 40,000–200,000 leave. Sultan Bayezid II of the Ottoman Empire, learning of this,…
Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.
Rodrigo de Borja is elected as Head of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Alexander VI.
Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World.
The first grammar of the Spanish language (Gramática de la lengua castellana) is presented to Queen Isabella I.
Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic…
The crew of Christopher Columbus's ship, the Santa Maria, attempt a mutiny.
Christopher Columbus's first expedition makes landfall on San Salvador Island in the Caribbean. (Julian calendar)
Christopher Columbus lands in Cuba on his first voyage to the New World, surmising that it is Japan.