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Jan 6, 1248
Aztecs arrived in central mexican valley
The Aztec Empire of 1519 was the most powerful Mesoamerican kingdom of all time. The multi-ethnic, multi-lingual realm stretched for more than 80,000 square miles through many parts of what is now central and southern Mexico. This enormous empire reached from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf coast and from central Mexico to the present-day Republic of Guatemala. -
Jan 6, 1519
1519-1521 Hernan Cortez and his Spanish conquistadors overthrew the Aztec Empire
Hernan Cortez and his Spanish conquistadors overthrew the Aztec Empire and killed its last Emperor. He born in Medellín, Spain, to a family of lesser nobility, Cortes chose to pursue a livelihood in the New World. -
Jan 6, 1571
"Spanish Galleon"
spanish Galleron is A large three-masted sailing ship with a square rig and usually two or more decks, used from the 15th to the 17th century especially by Spain as a merchant ship or warship. In fact, galleons were so versatile that a single vessel may have been refitted for wartime and peacetime roles several times during its lifespan. -
Santa Fe (New Mexico) founded
is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of Santa Fe County. santa fe had a population of 62,203 at the April 1, 2000 census; the estimate for July 1, 2009, is 73,720.[2] It is the principal city of the Santa Fe, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Santa Fe County and is part of the larger Santa Fe-Española Combined Statistical Area. -
Spaniards conquered last Maya stronghold, Peten Itza
the campaigns against the Aztec and Inca states, the Maya had no single political center whose overthrow would hasten the end of collective resistance by the indigenous peopleshe Spanish conquest of Yucatan was the campaign undertaken by the Spanish conquistadores against the Late Postclassic Maya states and polities, particularly in the northern and central Yucatan Peninsula but also involving the Maya polities of the Guatemalan highlands region. -
Expulsion of Jesuits.
The common conception was that Jesuits were greedy plotters, prone to meddle in state affairs through their close ties with influential members of the royal court in order to further the special interests of their order and the Papacy. -
Mexico fights for independence from Spain and wins it in 1821.
It started as an idealistic peasants' rebellion against their colonial masters, but finally ended as an unlikely alliance between liberal and conservative forces. The movement for independence was far from gaining unanimous support among Mexicans, who became divided between independentists, autonomists and royalists. -
Province of Guatemala
Guatemala province, dominated by Guatemala City, is the administrative, geographical and political center of the country. The province is centrally located, providing travelers a good starting point for their travels to such visitor hotspots as Tikal, Antigua and Lake Atitlan. -
Texas seceded from Mexico
Texas seceded from Mexico in 1836 (see Texas Revolution), after animosity between the Mexican government and the American settlers of the Coahuila y Tejas State. It was later annexed by the United States in 1845. -
Independent Republic of El Salvado
El Salvador has a population of approximately 5,744,113 people, as of 2009, composed predominantly of Mestizos and Whites. The capital city of San Salvador is the largest city of the Republic. The colón was the currency of El Salvador from 1892 to 2001, when El Salvador adopted the U.S. Dollar. The Colón continues to be legal tender. -
Battle of Puebla.
The Battle of Puebla took place on May 5, 1862 near the city of Puebla during the French intervention in Mexico. The battle ended in a victory for the Mexican Army against the occupying French forces. The victory is celebrated today during the festivities of Cinco de Mayo, the 5th of May. -
Mexican Revolution 1910-1920
the mexica revolution happen because Francisco Maders, a wealthy rancher, called for a revolution to defeat Diaz. Leaders arose in different parts of Mexico and gathered their own armies.the war between 1810 and 1821 when Mexico fought and won its War of Independence, it was against Spain. The conflict known as Mexican Revolution, between 1910 and 1921 was a civil war between different warlords or caudillos and the Mexican government. -
Mexico : Civil War 1910-1920
was a major armed struggle that started in 1910, with an uprising led by Francisco I. Madero against longtime autocrat Porfirio Diaz. The Revolution was characterized by several socialist, liberal, anarchist, populist, and agrarianist movements -
Puerto Rico under U.S. rule
puerto Rico, one of the last and most populated colonial territories in the world, occupies a relatively unique position. Its lengthy interaction with the United States has resulted in the long-term acquisition of expanded legal rights and relative political stability. At the same time, that interaction has simultaneously seen political intolerance and the denial of basic rights, particularly toward those who have challenged colonialism. -
Lazaro Cardenas
he born in may 21,1895 in a lower-middle class family in the village of Jiquilpan, Michoacan.its the father of Mexico City's new mayor, Cuahtemoc.it was elected President and revived social revolution, organized labor, instituted land reform and expropriated foreign-owned property. -
Mexico nationalized petrol industry
The Petroleum Workers Union was one of the most powerful in Mexico. Petroleum workers received substantially higher pay than Mexican workers in other industries.The petroleum industries was high above all others in the direct wage, but employees in the petroleum industry also had substantial fringe benefits that employees in the other industries did not have. -
cuban revolution
The Cuban revolution began when poorly armed rebels attacked the Moncada Barracks in Santiago and the barracks in Bayamo on 26 July 1953.The exact number of rebels killed is debatable, however in his autobiography, Fidel Castro claims that five were killed in the fighting, and an additional fifty-six were killed later by the Batista regime. -
belize independence
Belize has 29 year of independence they selebrate in september 21.The history of Belize dates back thousands of years. The Maya civilization spread into the area of Belize between 1500 BC and AD 200 and flourished until about AD 1200. -
An earthquake of magnitude 8.1 strikes Mexico Cit
Nearly 10,000 people are killed.The quake on September 19 was centered 250 miles west of the city but, due to the relatively unstable ground underneath the city, serious shaking lasted for nearly 3 minutes. The prolonged ground movement caused several old hotels, including the Regis, Versailles and Romano, to crumble. -
Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon inaugurated President of Mexico
he born in December 27, 1951 as the last of the uninterrupted seventy year line of Mexican presidents from the Institutional Revolutionary Party to the National Action Party. Since the ending of his term as president in 2000, Zedillo has been a leading voice on globalization, especially its impact on relations between developed and developing nations.
