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Jan 6, 1325
Aztecs found Tenochtitlán
The Aztecs came here from Northern Mexico's deserts. They arrived before the Inca. The Aztec city is now present day Mexico City. -
Jan 6, 1492
Christopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean Islands
when Christopher Columbus landed on the Caribbean Island he thought he was in the east Indies in Asia. then he started calling the natives "Indians". -
Jan 6, 1500
Inca was at the height of glory
the Inca was doing great. Then spanish soldiers under the command of Francisco Pizzaro and invaded the Sought American empire. -
Jan 6, 1502
Montezuma becomes Aztec emperor
one of the messengers brought Montezuma news that other people have landed across the sea. that would be Hernando Cortes and his soldiers. -
Jan 6, 1521
Cortés conquers Aztec empire.
In 1519, HernandoCortés landed on the coast of Mexico. Cortés andhis men marched into the interior of the country
until they reached the Aztec city of Tenochtitlán
(teh•NOH•tee•TLAHN), the site today of Mexico
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Viceroy is recalled to Spain after rioting in Mexico City by Indiansand others.
in December 1624 the King's Men got into trouble with Sir Henry Herbert, the Master of the Revels, because they performed a play, The Spanish Viceroy, without first obtaining Herbert's license. -
Two massive Aztec sculpturesare dug up in Mexico City.
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L’Ouverture leads slave rebellion in Haiti
he led a slave rebellion in Haiti and took control of the government. -
Haiti achieved independence from France
Haiti achieved its independence from Spain because of the Mexican- American war. Cuba also gained its independence from Spain. -
Mexico declares independence from Spain.
the war last from 1810 to 1821 and was an armed conflict between the Mexicans and the spanish. -
Mexico declared independence from Spain
up to that point, Central America had already been governed from Mexico. -
Central America declares its independence from Mexico
the region took the name of the United Provinces of Central America. -
United Provinces split into separate nations
these nations became El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras. -
United States wins Mexican-American War.
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Cuba self governs itself
Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago did not achieve full independence from Great Britain until 1962. -
Panama was a province of Columbia
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Pancho Villa helps lead the Mexican revolution.
the revolution was led by Franciscpo Pizzaro, Pancho Villa, and Emeliano Zapata. a new constitution was adopted in 1917. -
Reggae music developed
Reggae music developed in Jamaica in the 1960s. many reggae songs deal with problems or religion. -
Vicente Fox is elected president of Mexico.
Mexico's population was at 50 million. Since then the population has doubled in 2000. -
The Maya began abandoning cities
The Maya began abandoning cities in the 800s. No one really knows why they did.
