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