Births on July 2

Elizabeth Tudor, English daughter of Henry VII of England (d. 1495)

Elizabeth Tudor (2 July 1492 – 14 September 1495) was the second daughter and fourth child of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York.

2 Jan

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

Gramática de la lengua castellana
The first grammar of the Spanish language (Gramática de la lengua castellana) is presented to Queen Isabella I.
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).