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Jan 1, 1494
More Land
In the resulting Treaty of Tordesillas,1494, Portugal gained control over the land that became present-day Brazil. -
Jan 7, 1500
A new land
Portuguese founded Brazil in 1500 to 1822. -
Jan 1, 1521
Spanish Conquest
In 1521, Cortés and his soldiers had conquered tha Aztec city, Tenochtitlán. -
Jan 7, 1532
Peru Conquest
Francisco Pizarro invades and conquers the Inca empire in Peru. -
Chile destroyed
Santiago, Chile, is destroyed by an earthquake. -
Problems solved
Spain and Portugal resolve disputes about colonies in South America. -
Independence from Spain
Simón Bolívar leads many countries of South America in their fight for independence from Spain. -
Mexican Independece
Mexico declares independence from Spain. -
U.S. Mexican War
In 1846 the United States and Mexico go to war. -
U.S. Mexican War Ends
In 1848 the U.S. Mexican War ends wiht the Treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo. -
The French Occupation
French forces occupy Mexico. Maximillian becomes emperor. -
The French Occupartion
Benito Juarez defeats the French and liberates Mexico -
At Peace
Peace treaty fixes frontier between Argentina and Chile along the ridge of the Andes. -
New president
Juan Perón is elected president of Argentina. -
New Brasilia
The architect Oscar Niemeyer designed the buildings for the new capital of Brasília, which was built in the interior of Brazil beginning in 1957. -
Urban places
In 1960, about 22 percent of the population lived in the cities. By 1995, more than 75 percent of the people lived in cities. -
Free Elections!
In 1983, Raúl Alfonsín was elected president of Argentina in that
nation’s first free election in many years. -
A Common Market
Mercosur began operating in the southern cone of South America in 1995. -
A new leader
Alberto Fujimori resigns as president of Peru. -
Catholism
Brazil has the largest Catholic population in the world.
