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1491 Historical Event(s)
May 3, 1491
– Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries, adopting the baptismal name of João I.
November 16, 1491
– An auto-da-fé, held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside of Ávila, concludes the case of the Holy Child of La Guardia with the public execution of several Jewish and converso suspects.
November 25, 1491
– The siege of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, begins.
Who Were Born On 1491?
June 28, 1491
– King Henry VIII of England (d. 1547)
October 26, 1491
– Zhengde Emperor of China (d. 1521)
November 8, 1491
– Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (d. 1544)
December 31, 1491
– Jacques Cartier, French explorer (d. 1557)