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Jan 1, 1325
Aztecs found Tenochtitlan
The Aztecs found Tenochtitlan and started building the first Aztec temples. -
Jan 1, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Geography played an important role in the colonization of South
America by Spain and Portugal. The two European powers reached an agreement to divide South America.Portugal gained control over the land that became present-day Brazil because of the treaty. -
Jan 1, 1521
Spanish Conquest
In 1519, HernandoCortés landed on the coast of Mexico. Cortés and his men marched into the interior of the country
until they reached the Aztec city of Tenochtitlán
the site today of MexicoCity. By 1521, Cortés and his soldiers had conquered the Aztecs. -
Jan 1, 1532
Spanish Conquest 1532-1533
Pizarro and his soldiers invaded and coquered the Inca empire.The Spanish were primarily interested in claiming the gold and silver of the Inca.The Spanish settlers forced the natives to work in mines and on farms and ranches.The Spanish forced their own language and religion on the conquered peoples. -
Jesuit state of Paraguay is established.
The present state of jesuit in paraguay was established in 1608. it was built in the early days and was fiinally done by the time they made an official state. -
Chile destroyed by earthquake
The city of Santiago, Chile was sturck by an earthquake on May 13th. The earthquake was so massive that it brought every building in the city down. The total magnitud was 8.5. -
Spanish establish viceroyalty
Spanish establish viceroyalty of New Granada, encompassing all territory between Orinoco and Amazon Rivers. -
Peruvian Indians rebel against Spain.
He found that liberating slaves gave him added support and strength, and where he and his army went he gave slaves their freedom. But, unable to unify those rebelling against Spain, he concluded that he could not move into Caracas, and instead he laid plans to move his force again to New Grenada. -
Revolt in Brazil
After Conservative Julio Prestes was elected President, a revolt broke out in the Southern provinces of Brazil. It was led by Getulio Vargas, the governor of Rio Grande de sol. He later became president. -
El Grito de Dolores
El Grito de Dolores was uttered from the small town of Dolores, near Guanajuato on September 16, 1810 is the event that marks the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence. -
Simon Bolivar fights for independence in the 1820's
Bolívar helped to liberate the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Bolivia from the Spanish rule .However, once independence was achieved,geography contributed to the failure of various countries to unify or work together for common goals -
Mexico Achieved independence from Spain
Mexico achieved independence from spain under Agustin de Iturbide, who proclaimed himself emperor in 1822. -
United Provinces of Central America split
By the late 1830's , the United Provinces had split into separate nations. These became El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala,and Honduras. Later Panama broke off from Colombia and became an Independent country in Central America. -
U.S. wins Mexican-American War
After going to war from1846-1848 the U.S. defeats Mexico.Mexico lost nearly half of its territory, the present American Southwest from Texas to California, and the United States became a continental power. -
War of Tripple Alliance
The most devastating war ever fought in South America, the War of the Triple Alliance pitted Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil against Paraguay. When Uruguay was attacked by Brazil and Argentina in late 1864, Paraguay came to its aid and attacked Brazil -
The War of the Pacific
Chile and Bolivia went to war after spending decades arguing over a border dispute. Peru, which had a military alliance with Bolivia, was drawn into the war as well. After a series of major battles at sea and on land, the Chileans were victorious -
Intitutional Revolutionary Party
A new political party arose in mexico. This was the Intitutional Revolutionary Party. It helped to introduce democracy and maintain political stability for much of the 20th century. -
Fidel Castro invades Cuba
Fidel Castro went into exile in Mexico, where he trained and assembled the 26th of July Movement after coming out of jail. He gained support from Che Guevara and others before leaving aboard the Granma to invade Cuba in 1956. Eventually, Batista was forced to flee in 1959 and Castro took over. -
New capital in Brasilia Built
Oscar Niemeyer designed the buildings for the new capital of Brasilia, which was built in the interior of Brazil. -
Falklands Islands War, Argentina
Argentina has claimed the islands since 1820. Britain had occupied and administered the islands (East Falkland and West Falkland) since 1833 and had consistently rejected Argentina's claims. War started after Argentina invaded and took control of the islands in April, 1982. In the end Argentina was defeated.
