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.
April 17 » Spain and Christopher Columbus sign the Capitulations of Santa Fe for his voyage to Asia to acquire spices.
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.
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.
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