1492

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	14th century – 15th century – 16th century
Decades:	1460s 1470s 1480s – 1490s – 1500s 1510s 1520s
Years:	1489 1490 1491 – 1492 – 1493 1494 1495

The year 1492 was an important year in the history of the world.

The most important events centred around Spain. Moslem forces were finally expelled (sent away) from Spain. This ended 780 years of Muslim control in Al-Andalus.[1]

Jews were also expelled. Spain discovered the "New World", by which was meant the Americas.

Fall of Granada: Muhammad XII, the last Emir of Granada, surrenders his city to the army of the Catholic Monarchs (Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile) after a long siege.

These discoveries and changes made Spain a large empire, not just a country in Europe.

Events

Christopher Columbus sets off on the voyage by which he would discover The Americas.

References

Elizabeth Nash (13 October 2005). Seville, Cordoba, and Granada: a cultural history. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-19-518204-0.

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[1] Elizabeth Nash (13 October 2005). Seville, Cordoba, and Granada: a cultural history. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-19-518204-0.