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Jan 6, 1493
Treaty of Tordesillas
Portugal held claim to any and all undiscovered lands west of a certain longitude. After Columbus’ return, both Spain and Portugal laid claims to the new lands, forcing the pope to sort things out. -
Jan 13, 1507
World Map
Waldseemller draws a world map on which he names the new continent America after Amerigo Vespucci -
Jan 13, 1519
Conquest of the Aztec and Inca Empires
After the New World was discovered, Spain soon realized that it was an incredibly valuable resource that should be pacified and colonized. Only two things stood in their way -
Treaty of Madrid
recognizes Brazil's borders, and hands Sacramento to Spain in return for Jesuit missions -
FRench and IndIan War
British takes control over new France! -
The Library
In 1793, Cuba opened the first public library of Spanish America -
Cry of Dolores
Father Miguel Hidalgo issues his "Cry o. -
Independence of Argentina
Independence of Argentina was declared on July 9, 1816 by the Congress of Tucumán -
San Martin marches on Chile
General San Martin gathered an army to cross the Andes. They were to liberate Spanish-held Chile. -
Chile declares independence
Chilean War of Independence was an armed conflict between pro-Independence criollos who sought political and economic independence from Spain and royalist criollos, who supported the continued allegiance to and permanence within the Spanish Empire of the Kingdom of Chile. -
Mexico Independence
After the Mexican-born Spanish and the Catholic Church joined the revolution, Spain was finally defeated in 1821 -
Death of the liberator
He survived many assassination attempts, he could not hide from or fight tuberculosis, and he died. -
First Railroad
Latin America's first railroad was built in Cuba! -
Mexican American War
Mexico went to war with the United States after a series of skirmishes on the border. After the war ended everything went from bad to worse. -
War of the triple alliance
The most devastating war ever fought in South America, fought between Paraguay and the allied countries of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. -
Dictator Porfirio Díaz rules Mexico (except 1880-84)
During that time, Mexico modernized, adding plantations, industry, mines and transportation infrastructure. Poor Mexicans suffered greatly, however, and conditions for the most destitute were terribly cruel. -
Slavery Abolished
Princess Isabella established slavery in Brazil. -
Founding of Santo Domingo
Spanish found Santo Domingo in the island of Hispaniola. It was the first Spanish town in the Americas -
Battle of Santa Anna
Che's mission was to attack the massive military fortress at Santa Clara. 4,000 were armed -
The First European
Francisco Pizarro lands in Panama and joins Vasco N£nez de Balboa's expedition across the Isthmus of Panama, becoming the first European to see the Pacific Ocean.
