Template:Short description The 1490s decade ran from January 1, 1490, to December 31, 1499.
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January 2, 1492 – Muhammad XII, last Moorish Emir of Granada, surrenders his city to the army of Ferdinand and Isabella.
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October 12, 1492 – Columbus discovers the Americas for Spain.
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