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What Happened in September 1492

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Columbus Leaves Gomera

Sep 6 Christopher Columbus' fleet leaves Gomera, Canary islands

Explorer of the New World Christopher Columbus
  • Sep 23 John I Albert (32) becomes King of Poland, succeeding his father
  • Sep 25 Crewman on Pinta sights "land"- a few weeks early
Events in 1492

Famous Birthdays

  • Sep 12 Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, born in Florence (d. 1519)
Born in 1492


What Happened in 1492

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