Deaths on October 25

Thaddeus McCarthy

Died on October 25, 1492

Thaddeus McCarthy, Irish bishop (b. 1455)

Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh (Latinised and anglicised Thaddeus McCarthy) c. 1455 – 25 October 1492, was an Irish ecclesiastic. He was a bishop who never ruled his see, even though he was appointed to two of them: Bishop of Ross, Ireland in 1482 and Bishop of Cork and Cloyne in 1490. His feast day is 25 October.

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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.
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.
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 October 25

Thaddeus McCarthy

Died on October 25, 1492

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Events on 1492

Emirate of Granada

Reconquista

Gramática de la lengua castellana

Alhambra Decree

Hispaniola