Today in 1492, 531 years ago: in Barcelona, King Ferdinand II of Aragon is wounded in an attack carried out by Juan de CaƱamares.

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Such person never existed. There was a Catalan farmer called Joan, from the village of Canyamars, who tried to kill the king. It's still debated why. But no "Juan", or "bocata calamares" in Catalonia, thanks.