Piero the Unfortunate of the de' Medici family, ruler of Florence, loses power and flees the state
Piero the Unfortunate of the de' Medici family, ruler of Florence, loses power and flees the state
Piero the Unfortunate of the de' Medici family, ruler of Florence, loses power and flees the state
Events Before
Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first voyage to the New World
Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first voyage to the New World
Spanish Pope Alexander VI decrees in the papal bull "Inter caetera" that all lands west of a line 100 leagues west of an
Spanish Pope Alexander VI decrees in the papal bull "Inter caetera" that all lands west of a line 100 leagues west of any of the islands of the Azores or the Cape Verde Islands belong to Castile, ultimately dividing the Americas between Spain and Portugal
Christopher Columbus embarks on his second expedition to the New World, setting sail with a fleet of 17 ships
Christopher Columbus embarks on his second expedition to the New World, setting sail with a fleet of 17 ships
Christopher Columbus returns to the colony of La Navidad, finding it destroyed by the first Native American uprising aga
Christopher Columbus returns to the colony of La Navidad, finding it destroyed by the first Native American uprising against Spanish rule. Taíno Cacique Caonabo led his people to attack the settlement after the brutal treatment they received from the garrison who disobeyed Columbus's orders.
Last day for all Jews to leave Sicily
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Events After
First written record of Scotch whisky appears in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, Friar John Cor is listed as the distil
First written record of Scotch whisky appears in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, Friar John Cor is listed as the distiller
King Ferdinand II returns to Naples
King Ferdinand II returns to Naples
French viceroy of Naples Montpensier surrenders
French viceroy of Naples Montpensier surrenders
Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine
Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine
Joanna of Aragon marries Philip of Flanders, future King Philip I of Castile
Joanna of Aragon marries Philip of Flanders, future King Philip I of Castile
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