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.
October 12 » Christopher Columbus's first expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean, specifically in The Bahamas.
March 16 » Ferdinand Magellan reaches the island of Homonhon in the Philippines.
April 29 » Swedish War of Liberation: Swedish troops defeat a Danish force in the Battle of Västerås.
June 30 » Spanish forces defeat a combined French and Navarrese army at the Battle of Noáin during the Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre.
August 13 » After an extended siege, forces led by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés capture Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc and conquer the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.
August 23 » Christian II of Denmark is deposed as king of Sweden and Gustav Vasa is elected regent.
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