1490s - Definition and Overview

Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

Decades: 1440s 1450s 1460s 1470s 1480s - 1490s - 1500s 1510s 1520s 1530s 1540s

Years: 1490 1491 1492 1493 1494 1495 1496 1497 1498 1499

Events and Trends

• 1490: Tirant lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell & Martí Joan De Galba is published.
• 1492: Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus.
• 1492: Moors driven from Spain
• 1492: Sephardic Jews expulsion from Spain

World leaders

• 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)
• King James IV of Scotland (1488–1513)