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    The 1480s decade ran from January 1, 1480, to December 31, 1489. == Events == === 1480 === ==== January–December ==== March 6 – Treaty of Toledo: Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain recognize the African conquests of Afonso of Africa, and he cedes the Canary Islands to Spain. (see Treaty of Alcáçovas) July 28 Mehmed II fails in his attempt to capture Rhodes from the Knights of Rhodes. An Ottoman army lands near Otranto, Italy. Pope Sixtus IV calls for a crusade to drive it away. August 12 - Ottoman invasion of Otranto: Ottoman troops behead 800 Christians for refusing to convert to Islam. The Martyrs of Otranto are canonized in 2013. September 27 – Consorts and co-rulers Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile initiate the Spanish Inquisition (looking for heretics and unconverted Jews). October – Great stand on the Ugra river: Muscovy becomes independent from the Golden Horde. The Theotokos of Vladimir icon is credited with saving Moscow. ==== Date unknown ==== The Lighthouse of Alexandria's final remains disappear when Qaitbay, Sultan of Egypt, builds the Citadel of Qaitbay on its site. Magdalen College School, Oxford, is established by William Waynflete. === 1481 === ==== January–December ==== May 3 – Mehmed II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, dies and is succeeded by his son, Bayezid II. May 21 – Christian I, King of Denmark and Norway, dies and is succeeded by his son John (1481–1513). June 21 – The papal bull Aeterni regis grants all land south of the Canary Islands to Portugal. August 29 – John II of Portugal starts to rule in his own right. September 10 – Alphonso II of Naples recaptures the city of Otranto. December 26 – Battle of Westbroek: Holland defeats the troops of Utrecht. ==== Date unknown ==== The Constitució de l'Observança is approved by the Catalan Courts, establishing the submission of royal power to the laws of the Principality of Catalonia. With the death of Duke Charles IV of Anjou, Anjou reverts to the French crown under Louis XI of France. Symeon I succeeds Maximus III as Patriarch of Constantinople. Ludovico Sforza emerges as Regent of Milan (until 1499). Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan, dies and is succeeded by his brother Tízoc. Fribourg and Solothurn become Cantons of Switzerland. Fire destroys the roof and the spires of the Notre-Dame de Reims Cathedral. The Aztec Calendar Stone or Sun Stone is carved. === 1482 === February 28 –The village of Alhama de Granada in Spain is taken by the Christian forces, starting the Granada War to expel the moors from the Iberian Peninsula back to Africa. March 22 – Pope Sixtus IV, in a special bulla, grants self-government rights to the Italian town of Ascoli Piceno. March 27 – The death of Mary of Burgundy triggers the first of the Flemish revolts against Maximilian of Austria. August 1 – Anglo-Scottish Wars: Richard, Duke of Gloucester invades Scotland, and captures Edinburgh. August 24 – Capture of Berwick: The Scots surrender the border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed to Richard, ending his campaign. ==== Undated ==== The Portuguese erect the Fort of São Jorge da Mina (Elmina Castle) near the mouth of the River Benya, on the Gold Coast. Tizoc rules the Aztecs. Diogo Cão, a Portuguese navigator, becomes the first European to sail up the Congo. Ivan III renounces the Mongol Khanate rule over Russia. Johann Reuchlin visits Florence, and meets Marsilio Ficino. Johannes Trithemius becomes a novice, at the abbey of St. Martin at Sponheim, in the Diocese of Mainz. === 1483 === ==== January–December ==== January 1 – The Jews are expelled from Andalusia. February 11 – The General Council of the Inquisition is created in Spain. April 9 – Edward V becomes King of England. April 29 – Gran Canaria, the main island of the Canary Islands, is conquered by the Kingdom of Castile, a very important step in the expansion of Spain. April 30 – Pluto moves inside Neptune's orbit until July 23, 1503, according to modern orbital calculations. April – King Edward V of England and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York reside in the Tower of London. Later this year, rumors of their murders start circulating. By December the rumors have reached France. This is the beginning of the mystery concerning the fates of the two Princes in the Tower. June 13 – William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings, is executed, in the first recorded execution at the Tower of London. June 20 – The powerful Fernando II, Duke of Braganza is executed in Portugal, followed by more than 80 other noblemen, for his plot against the royal crown. June 25 – Before his coronation, King Edward V of England is deposed by his uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who becomes King as Richard III of England. July 6 – Richard III is crowned king of England, at Westminster Abbey. July 20 – John of Denmark is crowned King of Norway. August 9 – The Sistine Chapel opens in the Apostolic Palace in Rome. September 3 – The Princes in the Tower, uncrowned 12-year-old Edward V of England an

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