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What Happened In History Year 1491

Historical Events for the Year 1491

  • 3rd May » Kingdom of Kongo Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese Empire Portuguese missionaries, adopting the baptismal name of João I of Kongo João I.
  • 16th November » An auto-da-fé, held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside of Ávila, Spain called Ávila, concludes the case of the Holy Child of La Guardia with the public execution of several Jewish and converso suspects.
  • 25th November » The Battle of Granada e.g siege of Granada, the last Moors e.g Moorish stronghold in Spain, begins.

Famous Birthdays in 1491

Famous Deaths in History for 1491

Historical events for the year 1491 by month