Deaths on November 24

Loys of Gruuthuse

Died on November 24, 1492

Loys of Gruuthuse, Earl of Winchester (b. c. 1427)

Louis de Bruges, Lord of Gruuthuse, Prince of Steenhuijs, Earl of Winchester (Dutch: Lodewijk van Brugge; c. 1427 – 24 November 1492), was a Flemish courtier, bibliophile, soldier and nobleman. He was awarded the title of Earl of Winchester by King Edward IV of England in 1472, and was Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland 1462–77.

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Events on 1492

2 Jan

Emirate of Granada
Reconquista: the Emirate of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrenders.
6 Jan

Reconquista
The Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella enter Granada, completing the Reconquista.
31 Mar

Alhambra Decree
Queen Isabella of Castile issues the Alhambra Decree, ordering her 150,000 Jewish and Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity or face expulsion.
12 Aug

Canary Islands
Christopher Columbus arrives in the Canary Islands on his first voyage to the New World.
5 Dec

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

Deaths on November 24

Loys of Gruuthuse

Died on November 24, 1492

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Events on 1492

Emirate of Granada

Reconquista

Alhambra Decree

Canary Islands

Hispaniola