Historical Events
- Feb 12 Muslims in Granada forced to convert to Catholicism
Vasco Da Gama's Second Voyage
Feb 12 Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India
- Feb 13 Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres, new Governor of the Indies sets sail for the Indies with fleet of 30 ships, largest-ever fleet to the New World
Event of Interest
Feb 25 Austrian emperor Maximilian I reformats government machine
Famous Birthdays
- Feb 2 Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)
Famous Deaths
- Feb 1 Olivier de la Marche, Flemish soldier & poet, dies at 77
Year of the Rabbit
Year of the Dragon
Year of the Snake
Year of the Horse
Year of the Goat/Sheep
Year of the Monkey