January 2 » Reconquista: The Emirate of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrenders.
March 31 » Queen Isabella of Castile issues the Alhambra Decree, ordering her 150,000 Jewish and Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity or face expulsion.
July 31 » The Jews are expelled from Spain when the Alhambra Decree takes effect.
August 3 » Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.
August 12 » Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World.
September 6 » Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time.
May 12 » The Prince of Anhua rebellion begins when Zhu Zhifan kills all the officials invited to a banquet and declares his intent on ousting the powerful Ming dynasty eunuch Liu Jin during the reign of the Zhengde Emperor.
May 30 » During the reign of the Zhengde Emperor, Ming dynasty rebel leader Zhu Zhifan is defeated by commander Qiu Yue, ending the Prince of Anhua rebellion.
November 25 » Portuguese conquest of Goa: Portuguese naval forces under the command of Afonso de Albuquerque, and local mercenaries working for privateer Timoji, seize Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate, resulting in 451 years of Portuguese colonial rule.
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