PEACH

History

1492

Population: 453 Million*

Entertainment: Writers include Spanish novel "La carcel de amor" (Prisoner of Love), Elio ANotnio (Spanish-Latin dictionary),
Art includes Carlo Crivelli "The Immaculate Conception", Leonardo da Vinci draws flying machine, Michelangelo begins to study anatomy
Music includes Boethius "Opera" theory of music,
Geography: First terrestrial globe constructed by Nuremberg geographer Martin Behaim
Philosophy: War between Pliny and anti-Pliny scholars ensues via pamphlets
Religion: Pope Innocent VII dies – Roderigo de Lanzól-Borgia becomes Pope Alexander VI through bribes then uses his position to benefit his family, including his son Cesare Borgia - Pope Alexander is nephew of Callixtus III
Technology: Profession of book publisher emerges – type setters printers and book sellers
Deaths: Lorenzo de' Medici (The Magnificent), Casmir IV of Poland, Pope Innocent VII, Artist Piero della Francescea, Composer Antoine Busnois

General: Start of plagues in Americas spread by Europeans
Columbus sails, then lands at the Bahamas – "Santa Maria" wrecked off Haiti

India: Sikander Lodi, sultan of Delhi annexes Bihar and moves his capital to Agra to aid conquest of Rajasthan

England: Henry VII of England invades France after French support Perkin Warbeck a Flemish-born imposter as claimant to English throne
France: Charles VIII takes control of affairs in France
Peace of Etaples – France expels Warbeck and pays England indemnity of 159 thousand pounds
German States: Albert duke of Bavaria joins Swabian League and undertakes to uphold authority of Holy Roman Empire
Johann Reuchlin the German humanist begins to study Hebrew
Italian States: End of rule of Lorenzo de' Medici – son Piero rules Florence
Bramante starts building choir and cupola of S. Maria della Grazie at Milan
Poland: Casmir IV king of Poland dies and succeeded in Poland by John Albert and in Lithuania by Alexander
Spain: Christian Spanish capture Granada in Spain from Muslims – extinguish Moorish kingdom – consolidating monarchy of Ferdinand and Isabella -
Expulsion order of Jews and Moors from Spain and Sardinia - Torquemada the inquisitor-general gives three months to leave - 200,000 leave
Columbus sails - reportedly boats named for Barcelona prostitutes

Ottoman Empire: Bajazet II of Turkey invades Hungary and defeats Hungarians at Save River