1490s

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[edit] Events

  • Christopher Colombus finds the American continent while looking for India, leading to much exploring of the New World.
  • Moors driven out of Spain.


[edit] Births

  • Philipp Melanchthon, German humanist and reformer

[edit] Deaths

  • Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian ruler
  • Tupac Inca Yupanqui, Inca ruler of Tahuantinsuyu