Besides Columbus Discovering the New World in 1492, What Other

question 16

Multiple Choice

Besides Columbus discovering the New World in 1492, what other momentous event(s) occurred that year in Spain?

• A) Spanish Christians were officially expelled.
• B) Spain annexed Florence.
• C) Cortes conquered the Aztecs.
• D) Granada, the last Muslim stronghold, was defeated, and Spain expelled the Jews.
• E) Spain annexed Portugal.

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