List 2 important events that occurred in the year 1492?

Answer 1

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The Spanish drove the Muslims and Jews out of Spain
Columbus's voyage began centuries of subjugation and extwermination of Native Americans

Answer 2

1492 - What happened in 1492 ?


January 1492

Saturday 02:
Reconquista: Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrenders.

Saturday 16:
The first grammar of a modern language, in Spanish, is presented to Queen Isabella.

March 1492

Monday 14:
1492 - Queen Isabella of Castille orders her 150,000 Jewish subjects to convert to Christianity or face expulsion.

Wednesday 30:
Ferdinand and Isabella sign a decree aimed at expelling all Jews from Spain unless they convert to Roman Catholicism.

April 1492

Sunday 17:
Spain and Christopher Columbus sign a contract for him to sail to Asia to get spices.

Saturday 30:
Spain gives Christopher Columbus his commission of exploration.

August 1492

Monday 01:
Ferdinand and Isabella drive the Jews out of Spain.

Wednesday 03:
The Jews of Spain are expelled by the Catholic Monarchs.

Thursday 11:
Alexander VI is elected Pope.

October 1492

Friday 07:
Columbus misses Florida when he changes course.

Wednesday 12:
Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean. The explorer believes he has reached East Asia

Friday 28:
Christopher Columbus lands in Cuba.

November 1492

Wednesday 09:
Peace of Etaples between Henry VII & Charles VIII.

December 1492

Monday 05:
Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to set foot on the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic).

Source(s):

http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/1492/

Answer 3

Jews were expelled from Spain and da Vinci's Vitruvian Man was created!

Answer 4

See below for a whole list.

Source(s):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1492

Answer 5

1 Tobacco found at St. Domingo
2 San Salvador discovered Friday Oct 12th

Answer 6

Besides Columbus landing in Cuba, the Spanish Inquisition began. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1492

Answer 7

Columbus set sailed for America

The Moors were driven out of Spain earlier in this year.

Answer 8

In summary,
Spanish Inquisition began and Christopher Columbus set sail for the New World.