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.
Queen Anneâs War Begins. William III died in 1702 and was succeeded by Queen Anne. She was his sister-in-law and daughter of James II, from whom William had taken the throne. The war consumed most of her reign. In America, the war became known as Queen Anne's War and consisted mainly of French privateering in the Atlantic and French and Indian raids on the frontier between England and France.