1479 - Definition and Overview

Years: 1476 1477 1478 - 1479 - 1480 1481 1482
Decades: 1440s 1450s 1460s - 1470s - 1480s 1490s 1500s
Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

January 20 - Ferdinand II ascends the throne of Aragon and rules together with his wife Isabella, queen of Castile over most of the Iberian peninsula. Together they conquer Granada in 1492 ending 800 years of Moorish rule.
August 7 - Battle of Guinegate - A French army sent to invade the Netherlands is defeated by Maximilian of Austria
Christopher Columbus - experienced mariner and successful trader in the thriving Genoese "ex-pat" community in Portugal, marries Felipa Perestrelo Moniz (Italian on her father's side) and receives no ordinary dowry: Her late father's maps and papers charting the seas and winds around the Madeira Islands and other Portuguese possessions in the Ocean Sea.

Example Usage of 1479
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Example Usage of 1479