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Jan 6, 1325
Aztecs Found Tenochtitlan
Hernando Cortes landed on the coast of Mexico. Cortes and
his men went into the country until they reached the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. By 1521, Cortes and his soldiers had conquered
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Jan 7, 1493
Spain and Portugal resolve disputes about colonies in South America
Word of Columbus discovery in 1492 caused tension between Spain and Portugal. This was resolved by Pope Alexander VI with the papal bull of 1493. The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed in 1494, was a attempt to resolve this conflict. -
Jan 26, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed at Tordesillas in signed at Tordesillas. divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal. -
Jan 6, 1502
Montezuma becomes Aztec Emperor.
Montezuma was trained as a priest and rose to become leader of the Aztecs in 1502. At the time the Aztecs controlled most of what is now Mexico and Central America. The story goes that when Cortes arrived in 1519, Montezuma thought the Spanish conquerors were descendants of the god Quetzalcoatl. Montezuma allowed the Spaniards to enter Tenotchitlan unopposed, and he was captured and held hostage by Cortes. -
Jan 7, 1521
Cortés conquers Aztec empire
The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs in 1521, led by Hernando Cortes, was a landmark victory for the European settlers. A huge battle erupted between the army of Cortes and the Aztec people under the rule of Montezuma. -
Jan 7, 1532
Francisco Pizarro invades and conquers the Inca empire in Peru
The Spanish attacked the Inca army, killed many of its warriors, and took the emperor prisoner. They soon killed the emperor whicjh weaked the Inca empire and the spanish soon conquered the Inca land. -
Jesuit stateof Paraguay is established
1610–1768. Formed by the Jesuits, who came to Paraguay at the end of the 16th century for the purpose of exploiting the Indians under the pretext of converting them to Christianity. The first settlements of Indians headed by Jesuits originated in 1609–10. They were a branch of the vast feudal organization of the Jesuit Order with elements of slavery as well as patriarchal-clan relations. -
Santiago, Chile, is destroyed by an earthquake
In 1647, a massive earthquake ripped through the city of Chile. Destroying many of their landmarks and homes. The earthquake destroyed many buildings, homes, and structural damage. -
Spanish establish viceroyalty of New Granada
The Viceroyalty of New Granada was given its name on 27 May 1717. After the establishment of the New Kingdom of Granada in the 16th century, the slowness of communications between the two capitals led to the creation of an independent Viceroyalty of New Granada in 1717. -
Two massive Aztec sculpturesare dug up in Mexico City
The Templo Mayor was one of the main temples of the Aztecs in their capital city of Tenochtitlan, which is now Mexico City. After the destruction of Tenochtitlan, the Templo Mayor, like most of the rest of the city, was taken apart and then covered over by the new Spanish colonial city. -
Simón Bolívar leads many countries of South America in their fight for independence from Spain
In 1812, Simon Bolivar fled to New Granada. He later returned with a new army, while the war had entered a tremendously violent phase. Bolívar's forces invaded Venezuela from New Granada in 1813. -
Mexico declares independence from Spain
Independence from Spain came suddenly for most of Latin America. Between 1810 and 1825, most of Spain's former colonies had declared and won independence and had divided up into republics. Independence in Mexico was sparked by Father Miguel Hidalgo, a priest living and working in the small town of Dolores. He and a small group of conspirators started the rebellion by ringing the church bells on the morning of September 16, 1810. This act became known as the "Cry of Dolores." -
United States wins Mexican-American War
The Mexican–American War was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution. In addition to a naval blockade off the Mexican coast, American forces invaded and conquered New Mexico, California, and parts of what is currently northern Mexico. -
Peace treaty fixes frontier between Argentina and Chile
The Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1984 between Chile and Argentina was signed into agreement at the Vatican on 29 November 1984. On 12 April 1985 it was signed by Augusto Pinochet and on 2 May 1985 the Foreign Ministers of both countries exchanged original documents.Due to the timing, the treaty is variously known as the 1984 Treaty or the 1985 Treaty. -
Pancho Villa helps lead the Mexican Revolution.
The people of Mexico were getting tired of the dictator rule of President Porfino Diaz. The Mexican Revolution was a major armed struggle that started in 1910, with an uprising led by Francisco I. Madero against longtime autocrat Porfirio Díaz. -
Juan Perón is elected president of Argentina
In office: October 12, 1973 – July 1, 1974. Juan was an Argentine general and politician, elected three times as President of Argentina, though he only managed to serve one full term, after serving in several government positions, including the Secretary of Labor and the Vice Presidency. -
VicenteFox is elected president of Mexico
In 2000, Vicente Fox, the National Action Party
candidate, was elected presid.ent of Mexico. For the
first time in 71 years, the PRI did not control Mexico’s
congress or presidency. This election showed that
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Alberto Fujimori resigns as president of Peru
He served as President of Peru from 28 July 1990 to 17 November 2000. Fujimori has been credited with uprooting terrorism in Peru. A Peruvian of Japanese descent,[8] Fujimori fled to Japan in 2000 amidst a corruption scandal, where he attempted to resign his presidency.
