1493

Years: 1490 1491 1492 - 1493 - 1494 1495 1496
Decades: 1460s 1470s 1480s - 1490s - 1500s 1510s 1520s
Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

January 4 - Christopher Columbus leaves the New World, ending his first journey.
March 15 - Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas.
July 28 - Great fire in Moscow
November 19 - Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to go ashore on an island he only saw for the first time the day before. He names it San Juan Bautista (later renamed Puerto Rico).

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