November is the eleventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of four months with the length of 30 days. November was the ninth month of the ancient Roman calendar. November retained its name (from the Latin novem meaning nine) when January and February were added to the Roman calendar. November is a month of spring in the Southern Hemisphere and autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, November in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of May in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa.
November symbols: The birthstones of November are the topaz (particularly, yellow) which symbolizes friendship and the citrine. Its birth flower is the chrysanthemum. The zodiac signs for the month of November are Scorpio (until November 21) and Sagittarius (November 22 onwards).
Historical Events for November, 1491
Day of Week 16th » An auto-da-fé, held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside of Ávila, Spain called Ávila, concludes the case of the Holy Child of La Guardia with the public execution of several Jewish and converso suspects.
Day of Week 25th » The Battle of Granada e.g siege of Granada, the last Moors e.g Moorish stronghold in Spain, begins.