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List of 1492 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1492

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Date Event
January 2, 1492 Reconquista: The Emirate of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrenders.
January 6, 1492 The Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella enter Granada at the conclusion of the Granada War.
March 31, 1492 Queen Isabella of Castile issues the Alhambra Decree, ordering her 150,000 Jewish and Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity or face expulsion.
April 17, 1492 Spain and Christopher Columbus sign the Capitulations of Santa Fe for his voyage to Asia to acquire spices.
April 30, 1492 Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration. He is named admiral of the ocean sea, viceroy and governor of any territory he discovers.
July 31, 1492 All remaining Jews are expelled from Spain when the Alhambra Decree takes effect.
August 3, 1492 Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.
August 11, 1492 Rodrigo de Borja is elected as Head of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Alexander VI.
August 12, 1492 Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World.
August 18, 1492 The first grammar of the Spanish language (Gramática de la lengua castellana) is presented to Queen Isabella I.
September 6, 1492 Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time.
October 10, 1492 The crew of Christopher Columbus's ship, the Santa Maria, attempt a mutiny.
October 12, 1492 Christopher Columbus's first expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean, specifically on San Salvador Island. (Julian calendar)
October 28, 1492 Christopher Columbus lands in Cuba on his first voyage to the New World, surmising that it is Japan.
November 3, 1492 Peace of Etaples between Henry VII of England and Charles VIII of France.
November 7, 1492 The Ensisheim meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, strikes the Earth around noon in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France.
December 6, 1492 After exploring the island of Cuba for gold (which he had mistaken for Japan), Christopher Columbus lands on an island he names Hispaniola.
December 25, 1492 The carrack Santa María, commanded by Christopher Columbus, runs onto a reef off Haiti due to an improper watch.