After the Spanish-American war of 1898 and Spainâs loss of Cuba, Columbusâs remains were at last returned to Spain and buried in Seville Cathedral. Columbus himself never knew that he had discovered the New World, nor did anyone else the time. All he thought he had found was outlying bits of Asia.
Published: April 23, 1992 12:00 a.m. Princess Anne was granted a divorce from Mark Phillips on Thursday, more than 21/2 years after they legally separated.
Napoleonâs divorce. Marriage and the Empire. This timeline forms part of our close-up on: Napoleonâs âdivorceâ. 9 March, 1796: Napoleon Bonaparte married Josephine Tascher de la Pagerie, widow of the Viscount de Beauharnais, before an officer of the state, in the town hall of Parisâ 2nd arrondissement.