WHAT ALL HAPPENED JUNE TO DECEMBER 1492
Find out what all happened June to December 1492

The Jews are expelled from Spain when the Alhambra Decree takes effect. (31. July 1492)

Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain. (3. August 1492)

Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic for the first time. (6. September 1492)

Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean, specifically in The Bahamas. The explorer believes he has reached the Indies. (12. October 1492)

Caravel Santa Maria captained by Christopher Columbus runs onto reefs off Haiti due to a proper watch not being kept. Local natives help to save food, armory and ammunition but not the ship. (25. December 1492)

Peace of Etaples between Henry VII and Charles VIII. (3. November 1492)

The Ensisheim meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, strikes the earth around noon in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France. (7. November 1492)

Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to set foot on the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti and the Dominican Republic). (5. December 1492)