1490s facts for kids
| Millennium: | 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 |
Contents
Events
- Christopher Columbus finds the American continent while looking for India. This leads to much exploring of the New World.
- Moors driven out of Spain.
Births
- Philipp Melanchthon, German humanist and reformer
- King Ferdinand II of Aragon (1479–1516)
- Queen Isabella of Castile (1474–1504)
- 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)
- King James IV of Scotland (1488–1513)
- Duke Ivan III of Russia
- King John I of Denmark
Deaths
- Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian ruler
- Tupac Inca Yupanqui, Inca ruler of Tahuantinsuyu
Images for kids
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January 2, 1492 – Muhammad XII, last Moorish Emir of Granada, surrenders his city to the army of Ferdinand and Isabella.
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October 12, 1492 – Columbus discovers the Americas for Spain.
See also
In Spanish: Años 1490 para niños
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