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Latin America History Timeline

By esthernandez
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    Mayan

    Mayan
    Maya culture developed in 3 regions in Mesoamerica.They were one of the two people that developed a culture in a tropica forest. The principal city in this region was Tikal, the soouthernmost Mayan city was Copan in northern Hounduras
  • 300

    Architectural developments in mexico

  • 450

    Theocratic empire develops at Teotihuacán in Mexico with a large urban center and Pyramids of the Sun and Moon

    Theocratic empire develops at Teotihuacán in Mexico with a large urban center and Pyramids of the Sun and Moon
  • Jan 1, 1325

    Founding of Tenochtitlán

    Founding of Tenochtitlán
    Aztec City;
  • Jan 1, 1440

    1440-1487The Aztecs greatly expand their power and empire under Emperor Moctezuma I.

    1440-1487The Aztecs greatly expand their power and empire under Emperor Moctezuma I.
  • Jan 1, 1519

    Conquest

    Conquest
    Hernan Cortes enters, lays siege to, and conquers Aztec capitalTenochtitlán
  • Jan 7, 1520

    Death of Montezuma

    Death of Montezuma
    Replaced by Cuitláhuac, who reigns for only eighty days and dies of smallpox,the eases brought by the Spaniards.Now Cuauhtémoc stands as the last Aztec emperor
  • Jan 1, 1531

    Virgin of Guadalupe first appears to Juan Diego on a hill outsideof Mexico's city

  • Period: Jan 1, 1535 to Jan 1, 1550

    Antonio de mendoza is named the first viceroy of New Spain

  • Jan 7, 1551

    University of Mexico

    University of Mexico
    The University of Mexico is founded;
  • Jan 1, 1570

    The Inquisition is established in Lima and Mexico City.

  • "El Grito de Dolores"

    "El Grito de Dolores"
    Th priest Miguel Hidalgo & Costilla issue the "Grito de Dolores" in Mexico which begins the War of Independance with spain.

  • Miguel Hidalgo's Death

    Miguel Hidalgo's Death
    Hidalgo is defeated & executed Jose Maria Morales and Pavon take command of the insurrection.

  • 1st Mexican Congress

    1st Mexican Congress
    Morelos convokes the 1st Mexican Congress, which formally declares Mexico's Independance.

  • 1823-1855: Period of Santa Anna in Mexico.

  • Santa Anna becomes President for the first times.

  • Mexican-American War, ending with the defeat of Mexico.

    Mexican-American War, ending with the defeat of Mexico.

  • Maya Indians rebel against plantation owners in Yucatán, Mexico in what is known as the Caste War.

  • 1823-1855: Period of Santa Anna in Mexico.

  • The Conservatives are defeated. President Benito Juárez suspends payment of the foreign debt for two years. France, England, and Spain sign an agreement intended to compel Mexican payment of the debt.

  • 1872: Death of Juárez. Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada becomes President of Mexico

  • 1910-1920 Mexican Revolution

    1910-1920 Mexican Revolution

  • 1911: Emiliano Zapata issues the "Plan of Ayala" and calls for Land and Liberty.

    1911: Emiliano Zapata issues the "Plan of Ayala" and calls for Land and Liberty.

  • The PRI uses electoral fraud to prevent Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas of gaining the presidency in Mexico

    The PRI uses electoral fraud to prevent Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas of gaining the presidency in Mexico

  • U.S., Mexico, and Canada form NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement.

    U.S., Mexico, and Canada form NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement.

  • The Dresden Codex, Maya Book

    The Dresden Codex, Maya Book
    A pre-Colombian Mayan book of the eleventh or twelth century of the Yucatecan Maya in Chichén Itzá.