The Black Death had decimated the world. Papal Bull's are issued. Columbus returns from the New World bringing more than just news. What else was going on that year?

1. What Happened in 1493?
The World’s Population is roughly 425 million.
It was 450 million 150 years earlier, but the
Black Death wiped out an estimated 75 million
people.

2. It Is 1493 A.D.
Maximilian I succeeds his father,
Frederick III, as Holy Roman Emperor.

3. It Is 1493 A.D.
Russian Prince Andrey Bolshoy dies.
The icon below is for his wedding.

4. It Is 1493 A.D.
Spain, having issued the Edict of Alhambra the
previous year which demanded all Jews
convert or be expelled, begins to suffer
economically without many of it most
successful and influential citizens.

5. It Is 1493 A.D.
In the Papal Bull Inter Caetera, based on
Columbus’ report on the New World, Pope
Alexander VI decrees that all lands
discovered 100 leagues or further west of
the Azores are Spanish, those to the east
are Portuguese.

6. It Is 1493 A.D.
England places sanctions on Burgundy for
harboring Perkin Warbeck, a pretender to
the English throne.

7. It Is 15 March 1493. The Ides
Christopher Columbus returns to Spain
after ‘discovering’ the New World.

8. It Is 15 March 1493. The Ides
But what else does his crew
bring back with them?
In history, they brought
Syphilis from the New World.
But the Shadow has a
different plan for history.

9. Mac’s Mission: Ides of March
For his 24-hour bubble in time on 15
March 1493 A.D., Mac is a monk.
Apparently to stop an assassination
attempt by the Cent Suisse, Swiss Guard,
sent by the Pope.

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