1490s
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Millennia: | 2nd millennium |
Centuries: | 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
Decades: | 1460s 1470s 1480s - 1490s - 1500s 1510s 1520s |
Years: | 1490 1491 1492 1493 1494 1495 1496 1497 1498 1499 |
Categories: | Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments |
[edit] Events and trends
- 1490: Tirant lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell & Martí Joan De Galba is published.
- 1492: Arrival at the Caribbean by Christopher Columbus.
- 1492: Moors driven from Spain
- 1492: Sephardic Jews expulsion from Spain, and welcoming by Bayezid II of the Ottoman Empire.
- 1494: Invasion of Italy by Charles VIII of France.
[edit] World leaders
- King Ferdinand II of Aragon (1479–1516)
- Queen Isabella of Castile (1474–1504)
- King John I of Denmark
- King Henry VII of England (1485–1509)
- King Charles VIII of France (1483–1498)
- King Louis XII of France (1498–1515)
- Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1440–1493)
- Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1493–1519)
- Sultan Beyazid II (1447–1512)
- King James IV of Scotland (1488–1513)
- Duke Ivan III of Russia