1490s
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
| Decades: | 1460s 1470s 1480s - 1490s - 1500s 1510s 1520s |
| Years: | 1490 1491 1492 1493 1494 1495 1496 1497 1498 1499 |
| Categories: | Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments |
[edit] Events and trends
- 1490: Tirant lo Blanc, written by Joanot Martorell & Martí Joan De Galba was published.
- 1492: Christopher Columbus and his crew sailed into the Caribbean.
- 1492: The Moors and Sephardic Jews were expelled from Spain; Bayezid II of the Ottoman Empire welcomed the Jews.
- 1494: Charles VIII of France and his army invaded Italy.
[edit] World leaders
- King Ferdinand II of Aragon (1479–1516)
- Queen Isabella of Castile (1474–1504)
- King John I of Denmark
- King Henry VII of England (1485–1509)
- King Charles VIII of France (1483–1498)
- King Louis XII of France (1498–1515)
- Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1440–1493)
- Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1493–1519)
- Sultan Beyazid II (1447–1512)
- King James IV of Scotland (1488–1513)
- Duke Ivan III of Russia
