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1490s

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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

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Events and Trends

1490: Tirant lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell & Martí Joan De Galba is published.
1492: Arrival at America by Christopher Columbus.
1492: Moors driven from Spain
1492: Sephardic Jews expulsion from Spain

World leaders

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)

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