Notable Historical Events - 1493
1493 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 9 |
1st sight of manatees (by Christopher Columbus) |
Jan 12 |
Last day for all Jews to leave Sicily |
Jan 16 |
Columbus leaves the new world and sets sail for Spain on his 1st trip |
Jan 19 |
France cedes Roussillon & Cerdagne to Spain by treaty of Barcelona |
Mar 15 |
Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his 1st New World voyage |
Apr 15 |
-20/4 Barcelona] Columbus meets with King Ferdinand & Isabella |
May 4 |
Spanish Pope Alexander VI divides America between Spain & Portugal |
May 23 |
King Charles VIII & Maximilian I of Austria signs Peace of Senlis |
Aug 19 |
Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I becomes Archduke of Austria |
Sep 9 |
Battle of Krbava field, a decisive defeat of Croats in Croatian struggle against the Ottoman Empire invasion. |
Sep 24 |
Columbus' 2nd expedition to New World |
Sep 25 |
Columbus sails with 17 ships on 2nd voyage to the Americas |
Nov 3 |
Christopher Columbus discovers island of Dominica |
Nov 11 |
Explorer Christopher Columbus discovers Saba |
Nov 19 |
Christopher Columbus discovers Puerto Rico, on his 2nd voyage |
Dec 23 |
Georg Alt's German translation of Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle is published. |
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