Conquest of Granada.                                                                                                                                  Jan. 2,1492

Surrender of Abu-Abdullah Mohammed XI (Boabdil), the last Mohammedan

King of Granada (1482-1492), to troops of Ferdinand and Isabella.

The conquest of the Mohammedan kingdom of Granada marks the end of the reconquest of Spain by Christendom from the Mohammedans.

Union of Granada with Castile. 

Christopher Columbus is present at the capitulation of Boabdil.

End of the Mohammedan era in Spain that was begun in 711. 

The moslems occupied Spain for 781 years. 

The Jihad in Spain comes to an end.

 

Unification of Spain.                                                                                                                                                1492

Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile.

 

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Genoese explorer and navigator.

First Voyage.                                                                                                                          August 1492-March 1493

After years of agitation in Spain, Columbus gains the support of Queen Isabella for his westward journey in search of India.

Columbus, age 41, sails from Palos, Spain, in order to search for a western route to Asia.

Columbus leaves with a 70 man crew on the Santa Maria, the Nina, and the Pinta.

In total, during his life, Columbus will make four voyages to the New World.

 

Christopher Columbus.

Crosses the Atlantic Ocean after a journey of 61 days and reaches the New World.                  October 12, 1492

He lands on Guanahani, one of the Bahama Islands on October 12, 1492.

He names the land San Salvador and claims it for Spain.

        

Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba.                                                                                          October 27, 1492

Sighted on Oct. 27, and landing was on Oct. 28, 1492.